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In 1968, Brian May and Tim Staffel decided to make a band and named it Smile.
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Smile were signed to Mercury Records in 1969
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Members of two bands composed of university and art-school students combined to form Queen in London in 1971
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Aided by producer Roy Thomas Baker, Queen shot up the international charts with its third album, Sheer Heart Attack (1974).
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Spectacular success followed in 1977 with “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You”—which became ubiquitous anthems at sporting events in Britain and the United States.
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The Game (1980), featuring “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” was Queen’s first number one album in the United States.
