We Will Rock You: Australasian Edition

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We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You Australasian Edition.jpg
Cast recording by
Various artists
Released2003
Recorded12 & 13 July 2002 & 2003
Genre Rock, Musical
Length77:55
Label EMI
Producer Justin Shirley-Smith and Brian May
Various artists chronology
We Will Rock You
(2002)
We Will Rock You
(2003)
Editing We Will Rock You: The Spanish Cast
(2004)

We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. After We Will Rock You became a hit in London, various other productions were put on around the world. One of the earliest was in Australia with the cast from around Australia and New Zealand.

To help promote this production, a special version of the British musical soundtrack was released to help promote the production. This edition is noteworthy for having new album artwork and the inclusion of a new recording of Another One Bites The Dust by Queen featuring as vocalist Annie Crummer who played the part of Killer Queen.

This recording was to later receive a single release in New Zealand.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Innuendo" Queen  
2."Radio Ga Ga" Roger Taylor  
3."I Want To Break Free" John Deacon  
4."Somebody to Love" Freddie Mercury  
5."Killer Queen" Freddie Mercury  
6."Play the Game" Freddie Mercury  
7."Under Pressure" Queen & David Bowie  
8."A Kind Of Magic" Roger Taylor  
9."I Want It All" Queen  
10."Headlong" Queen  
11."No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" Brian May  
12."Ogre Battle Instrumental" Freddie Mercury  
13."One Vision" Queen  
14."Who Wants To Live Forever" Brian May  
15."Flash" Brian May  
16."Seven Seas Of Rhye" Freddie Mercury  
17."Don't Stop Me Now" Freddie Mercury  
18."Another One Bites The Dust" John Deacon  
19."Hammer To Fall" Brian May  
20."These Are The Days Of Our Lives" Queen  
21."We Will Rock You" Brian May  
22."We Are The Champions" Freddie Mercury  
23."We Will Rock You (Fast Version) Instrumental" Brian May  
24."Bohemian Rhapsody" Freddie Mercury  
25."Another One Bites The Dust Queen + Annie Crummer" John Deacon  
Total length:77:55

Another One Bites The Dust:

Lead vocals sung by Pop (Nigel Planer), Khashoggi (Alexander Hanson), Gallileo (Tony Vincent), Scaramouche (Hannah Jane Fox), Killer Queen (Sharon D. Clarke), Britney (Nigel Clauzel), Meat (Kerry Ellis)

Music performed by Mike Dixon (piano), Andy Smith (keyboards), Spike Edney (keyboards), Jeff Leach (keyboards / synthesisers), Laurie Wisefield (guitar), Alan Darby (guitar), Neil Murray (bass), Tony Bourke (drums), Julian Poole (percussion)

Management by Jim Beach

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