<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "We Are the Champions" is a song by the British rock band Queen, first released on their 1977 album News of the World . Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it is one of Queen's most popular songs, and one of rock's most recognisable anthems . </P> <P> The song was a worldwide success, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart, and number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . In 2009, "We Are the Champions" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and was voted the world's favourite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll . In 2011, a team of scientific researchers concluded that the song was the catchiest in the history of popular music . </P>

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