Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack | ||||
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Released | 19 October 2018 | |||
Recorded | 1969–2018 | |||
Studio | Various | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 79:44 | |||
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Queen chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Classic Rock | [3] |
Pitchfork | 4.5/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the Queen biographical film of the same name. The soundtrack features many of the band's songs and unreleased recordings including tracks from their legendary concert at Live Aid in 1985. [6] The soundtrack was released by Hollywood Records and Virgin EMI Records on 19 October 2018, on CD, cassette and digital formats. [7] [8] The soundtrack was later released on 8 February 2019, as a vinyl double album specially cut at Abbey Road Studios. A limited and much sought after double picture disc edition of the album, as well as a 7" coloured single featuring the original "Bohemian Rhapsody"/"I'm in Love with My Car" pairing, was also released on Record Store Day, 13 April 2019. [9] The disc artwork takes its inspiration from the photography of Denis O'Regan. In November 2019, the soundtrack received an American Music Award for Top Soundtrack. [10]
The official soundtrack album, contains several Queen hits and 11 previously unreleased recordings, including five tracks from their 21-minute Live Aid performance in July 1985 previously unreleased in audio form. The set was issued on CD, cassette, and digital formats on 19 October 2018, and was later released on heavyweight vinyl on 8 February 2019. [8] [11] Hollywood Records released the album in the United States and Canada, while Virgin EMI Records handled the global release.
Globally, the soundtrack held a top 10 position in twenty five album charts during 2018/19 (a total of 45 weeks in the UK top 10), becoming one of Queen's top selling albums in over 40 years. [12] It became their second Australian number one album after A Night at the Opera in 1976. [13] It initially debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 with 24,000 album-equivalent units, which included 12,000 pure album sales. [14] It served as Queen's seventeenth top 40 album in the United States. [14] In its second week, the soundtrack climbed to number 3 on both the Billboard 200 and the official UK Albums Chart, while Queen's The Platinum Collection entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in the same week, making it the first time Queen have had two albums in the US top 10 at the same time. [15] It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 in its 18th week, becoming Queen's second-highest-charting album in the country. [16] It was the 6th best-selling album in the 2019 UK end of year charts. The soundtrack has been certified platinum in several countries including the UK, Australia, and Japan.
In November 2019, the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack won Favourite Soundtrack at the American Music Awards.
Credits adapted from the liner notes. [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally Taken From | Length |
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1. | "20th Century Fox Fanfare" | Alfred Newman, Arr; Brian May | 0:25 | |
2. | "Somebody to Love" | Freddie Mercury | A Day at the Races (1976) | 4:56 |
3. | "Doing All Right... Revisited" (Performed by Smile ) | May, Tim Staffell | Queen version appears on Queen (1973) | 3:17 |
4. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, Sunday 31 March 1974) | May | Live at the Rainbow '74 (2014). Studio version appears on Queen (1973) | 3:56 |
5. | "Killer Queen" | Mercury | Sheer Heart Attack (1974) | 2:59 |
6. | "Fat Bottomed Girls" (Live at Pavillon de Paris, France, 27, 28, February 1979 1, March 1979 and at Barcelona 20, February 1979) | May | Studio version appears on Jazz (1978) | 4:38 |
7. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Mercury | A Night at the Opera (1975) | 5:55 |
8. | "Now I'm Here" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, Wednesday 24 December 1975) | May | A Night at the Odeon - Hammersmith 1975 (2015). Studio version appears on Sheer Heart Attack (1974) | 4:26 |
9. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Mercury | The Game (1980) | 2:43 |
10. | "Love of My Life" (Live at Rock in Rio Festival, Saturday 19 January 1985) | Mercury | Studio version appears on A Night at the Opera (1975) | 4:29 |
11. | "We Will Rock You" (Movie Mix) | May | Original version appears on News of the World (1977) | 2:09 |
12. | "Another One Bites the Dust" | John Deacon | The Game (1980) | 3:35 |
13. | "I Want to Break Free" (Single Remix/Soundtrack Edit) | Deacon | The Works (1984) | 3:43 |
14. | "Under Pressure" (Featuring David Bowie ) | Hot Space (1982) | 4:04 | |
15. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | May | A Kind of Magic (1986) | 5:15 |
16. | "Bohemian Rhapsody (Reprise)" (Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday 13 July 1985) | Mercury | Studio version appears on A Night at the Opera (1975) | 2:28 |
17. | "Radio Ga Ga" (Live Aid) | Roger Taylor | Studio version appears on The Works (1984) | 4:06 |
18. | "Ay-Oh" (Live Aid) | Mercury | Previously unreleased | 0:41 |
19. | "Hammer to Fall" (Live Aid) | May | Studio version appears on The Works (1984) | 4:04 |
20. | "We Are the Champions" (Live Aid) | Mercury | Studio version appears on News of the World (1977) | 3:57 |
21. | "Don't Stop Me Now... Revisited" | Mercury | Studio version appears on Jazz (1978) | 3:38 |
22. | "The Show Must Go On" | Queen (May) | Innuendo (1991) | 4:32 |
Total length: | 79:44 |
Notes
Weekly charts
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Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [112] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [113] | Platinum | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [114] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [115] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [116] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [117] | 3× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [118] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ) [119] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [120] | 3× Platinum | 45,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [121] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [122] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
South Korea (Gaon Chart) | — | 40,849 [123] |
United Kingdom (BPI) [124] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [125] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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