Live Magic

Live Magic
Live album by Queen
Released	1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) [1]
Recorded	11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England 27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 9 August 1986 Knebworth House, Stevenage, England September 1986 (overdubs)
Genre	Rock
Length	47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD)
Label	EMI (UK), Hollywood (US)
Producer	Queen Trip Khalaf
Queen chronology
A Kind of Magic (1986) Live Magic (1986) The Miracle (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Live Magic is the second live album by British rock band Queen. It was recorded at various live shows during The Magic Tour and was released on 1 December 1986. However, it was not released in the United States until August 1996. It received strong criticism from fans, due to the heavy editing of many songs. For example, the opera section was removed from "Bohemian Rhapsody", the second verse and chorus were removed from "Tie Your Mother Down", and "Is This the World We Created...?", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were reduced to one verse and chorus.

Most of the performances were recorded at Knebworth House on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its classic line-up.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Vision" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986)	Queen	5:09
2.	"Tie Your Mother Down" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986)	Brian May	2:59
3.	"Seven Seas of Rhye" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Freddie Mercury	1:21
4.	"A Kind of Magic" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986)	Roger Taylor	5:29
5.	"Under Pressure" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986)	Queen, David Bowie	3:49
6.	"Another One Bites the Dust" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	John Deacon	5:51
7.	"I Want to Break Free" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Deacon	2:40
8.	"Is This the World We Created...?" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 11 July; 1986)	Mercury, May	1:30
9.	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Mercury	4:42
10.	"Hammer to Fall" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 12 July; 1986)	May	5:20
11.	"Radio Ga Ga" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Taylor	4:27
12.	"We Will Rock You" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	May	1:33
13.	"Friends Will Be Friends" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Mercury, Deacon	1:09
14.	"We Are the Champions" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Mercury	2:01
15.	"God Save the Queen" (Knebworth House, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	Trad. arr. May	1:19
Total length:			49:19

Release history

Country	Release Date
Worldwide	1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
United States	August 1996 (1996-08)

Charts

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6]	51
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7]	13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	26
UK Albums (OCC) [13]	3

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14]	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [15]	Gold	30,000^
Germany (BVMI) [16]	Gold	250,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [17] 2009 Agora SA album reissue	Platinum	20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [18]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [19]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20]	Platinum	300,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano
• Brian May - guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
• Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
• John Deacon - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Spike Edney - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals

References

1. Strickland, Andy (29 November 1986). "Index: Long Live Queen". Record Mirror . p. 5. ISSN   0144-5804.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Queen Live Magic review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 15 September 2011.
3. Wall, Mick (11 December 1986). "Queen 'Live Magic'". Kerrang!. Vol. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
4. Smith, Robin (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 18. ISSN   0144-5804.
5. "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 243. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Queen – Live Magic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Queen – Live Magic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Live Magic" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
10. "Charts.nz – Queen – Live Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Queen – Live Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Queen – Live Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
13. "Queen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
14. "Spanishcharts.com – Queen – Live Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
15. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Live Magic')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
17. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
18. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
19. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Live Magic')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
20. "British album certifications – Queen – Live Magic". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 September 2019.

External links

• Queen official website: Discography: Live Magic: includes lyrics of "Under Pressure", "Another One Bites the Dust", "I Want to Break Free", "Is This the World We Created...?", "Radio Ga Ga", "We Are the Champions".