- hard rock, glam rock, pop rock, pop
- 39 min
- 11 tracks
- Elektra
News of the World is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 October 1977 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. News of the World was the band's second album to be recorded at Sarm and Wessex Sound Studios in London, and engineered by Mike Stone, and was co-produced by the band and Stone.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and epic.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC
- Classic Rock4.5/5 ★
- The Daily VaultA
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone2.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1We Will Rock You2:01
- A2We Are the Champions3:00
- A3Sheer Heart Attack3:24
- A4All Dead, All Dead3:10
- A5Spread Your Wings4:36
- A6Fight From the Inside3:02
- B1Get Down, Make Love3:51
- B2Sleeping on the Sidewalk3:05
- B3Who Needs You3:07
- B4It’s Late6:26
- B5My Melancholy Blues3:33
11 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Queen
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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