Queen Rocks is a compilation from the British rock band Queen, released on 3 November 1997 on Parlophone. It gathers the harder-edged side of their catalogue, and its genre tags of hard rock, rock and art rock sum up the range on offer.

It arrived two years after Made in Heaven, the last of the band's fourteen studio albums, and works as a way into the heavier side of a career that began with Queen in 1973 and ran through to the early 1990s. For anyone who knows the band mainly for their grander, more theatrical moments, it is a handy place to hear the guitar-driven Queen in one sitting.

Queen Rocks: tracklist, credits and charts

18 tracks · 1:10:30

Tracklist

  1. 1We Will Rock YouBrian May2:02
  2. 2Tie Your Mother DownBrian May3:45
  3. 3I Want It AllDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:31
  4. 4Seven Seas of RhyeFreddie Mercury and John A. Glover-Kind2:45
  5. 5I Can’t Live With You (1997 ‘Rocks’ retake)Deacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:48
  6. 6Hammer to FallBrian May4:23
  7. 7Stone Cold CrazyDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor2:14
  8. 8Now I’m HereBrian May4:13
  9. 9Fat Bottomed GirlsBrian May4:16
  10. 10Keep Yourself AliveBrian May3:45
  11. 11Tear It UpBrian May3:25
  12. 12One VisionDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor5:09
  13. 13Sheer Heart AttackRoger Taylor3:25
  14. 14I’m in Love With My CarRoger Taylor3:11
  15. 15Put Out the FireBrian May3:19
  16. 16HeadlongDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:38
  17. 17It’s LateBrian May6:27
  18. 18No‐One but You (Only the Good Die Young)Brian May4:14
Produced by
Queen, Mike Stone, David Richards, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Mack, John Anthony
Recorded at
Wessex Sound Studios, Trident Studios, Musicland Studios, The Record Plant, AIR Studios, Rockfield Studios, Mountain Studios, Super Bear Studios, De Lane Lea Studios, The Town House
Recorded
1972–1997
Engineered by
Mike Stone, David Richards, Josh Macrae, Justin Shirley‐Smith, Mack, Mike Beiriger, Kris Fredriksson, John Etchells, Geoff Workman, Roy Thomas Baker, David Hentschel, Ted Sharp
Labels
Parlophone, Hollywood
Length
1:10:30

Line-up

  • John Deacon · handclaps, foot stomps, bass guitar
  • Brian May · guitar, handclaps, foot stomps, electric guitar, background vocals, piano, vocals, sampler, synthesizer, lead vocals, keyboard
  • Freddie Mercury · handclaps, foot stomps, background vocals, lead vocals, piano, organ, vocals, sampler
  • Roger Taylor · handclaps, foot stomps, background vocals, drums (drum set), tambourine, percussion, vocals, electronic drum set, electric guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Fred Mandel · other instruments · guest

Singles

  • “No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)” · 5 January 1998 (UK)

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 19977
German Albums · 199712
Dutch Albums · 199714
Austrian Albums · 199716
Swiss Albums · 199716
Scottish Albums · 199717
New Zealand Albums · 199732
Swedish Albums · 199751

Certifications

RegionCertification
Australia · 1997Gold
Japan · 1998Gold

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Releases and pressings

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SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz3 November 1997
Wikipedia infobox3 November 1997
Wikidata3 November 1997
US release3 November 1997earliest US date
UK / Europe release3 November 1997earliest UK or European date
5 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1997ITParlophone724382309123other
1997XEParlophone724382358923other
3 November 1997GBParlophone724382309123original
3 November 1997USHollywood Records720616213228original
19 November 1997JPParlophone4988006735644other
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