Live Magic

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Live Magic
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Live album by
Queen
Released1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) [1]
Recorded11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England
27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England
September 1986 (overdubs)
Genre Rock
Length47:10 (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
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Vision" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986) Queen 5:09
2."Tie Your Mother Down" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986) Brian May 2:59
3."Seven Seas of Rhye" (Knebworth Park, 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 Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) John Deacon 5:51
7."I Want to Break Free" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Deacon2:40
8."Is This the World We Created...?" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 11 July; 1986)Mercury, May1:30
9."Bohemian Rhapsody" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Mercury4:42
10."Hammer to Fall" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 12 July; 1986)May5:20
11."Radio Ga Ga" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Taylor4:27
12."We Will Rock You" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)May1:33
13."Friends Will Be Friends" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Mercury, Deacon1:09
14."We Are the Champions" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Mercury2:01
15."God Save the Queen" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)Trad. arr. May1:19
Total length:49:19

Release history

CountryRelease Date
Worldwide1 December 1986
United StatesAugust 1996

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [15] Gold30,000^
Germany (BVMI) [16] Gold250,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [17]
2009 Agora SA album reissue 		Platinum20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [18] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [19] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Platinum300,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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