'I feel the Queen style of well-produced or production sort of albums is over. However, it has since come to be regarded as one of Queen's greatest albums, while 'We Are the Champions' and 'We Will Rock You' have since become rock anthems. Critical reaction to News of the World was initially mixed, with many reviewers commenting on the band's change in musical style. Its lead single, ' We Are the Champions', reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It has sold over 4 million copies in United States.
The album subsequently reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 3 on the US Top Albums chart while achieving high certifications around the world. In 1977, punk rock acts, most notably the Sex Pistols, sparked massive backlash against progressive rock artists such as Queen, to which the band responded by simplifying their symphonic rock sound and gearing towards a more spontaneous hard rock sound.
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. 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. ' We Are the Champions' / ' We Will Rock You'.
