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Released | 8 December 1980 | |||
Recorded | February–March; October–November 1980 | |||
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 35:11 | |||
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Flash Gordon is the ninth studio album and first soundtrack album by the British rock band Queen, released on 8 December 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and on 27 January 1981 by Elektra Records in the US. It is one of two film soundtracks that they produced, along with Highlander . It is the soundtrack to the science fiction film Flash Gordon and features lyrics on only two tracks. "Flash's Theme" was the only single to be released from the album, under the title "Flash". The album reached number 10 on the UK charts and number 23 in the US. The album was reissued worldwide on 27 June 2011 (excluding the US and Canada, where it was released on 27 September) as part of the band's 40th anniversary. [1] [2] The reissue adds an EP of related tracks.
Unlike most soundtrack albums, audio from the film is prominently used in the theme song and the score selections of the album.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Record Mirror | [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Smash Hits | 2/10 [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
All tracks are instrumental unless noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Flash's Theme" | Brian May | Freddie Mercury and Brian May | 3:31 |
2. | "In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)" | Roger Taylor | 2:43 | |
3. | "Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)" | Freddie Mercury | 2:41 | |
4. | "The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)" | Mercury | 0:57 | |
5. | "Football Fight" | Mercury | 1:28 | |
6. | "In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)" | Taylor | 2:25 | |
7. | "Execution of Flash" | John Deacon | 1:06 | |
8. | "The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)" |
| 1:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)" | Deacon | 1:42 | |
2. | "Escape from the Swamp" | Taylor | 1:43 | |
3. | "Flash to the Rescue" | May | Mercury | 2:44 |
4. | "Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)" | Mercury | 1:13 | |
5. | "Battle Theme" | May | 2:18 | |
6. | "The Wedding March" | Richard Wagner (arr. May) | 0:56 | |
7. | "Marriage of Dale and Ming (And Flash Approaching)" |
| Mercury | 2:04 |
8. | "Crash Dive on Mingo City" | May | 1:00 | |
9. | "Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)" | May | Mercury and May | 1:24 |
10. | "The Hero" |
| Mercury | 3:31 |
Total length: | 35:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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19. | "Flash's Theme" (1991 remix by Mista Lawnge, 9.5) | May | 6:43 |
Total length: | 41:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flash" (Single Version) | May | 2:48 |
2. | "The Hero" (October 1980... Revisited) | May | 2:55 |
3. | "The Kiss" (Early Version, March 1980) |
| 1:11 |
4. | "Football Fight" (Early version, no synths! – February 1980) | Mercury | 1:55 |
5. | "Flash" (Live at the Montreal Forum, November 1981) | May | 2:12 |
6. | "The Hero" (Live at the Montreal Forum, November 1981) | May | 1:48 |
Total length: | 12:49 |
Queen
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [27] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV) [29] | Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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