Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)

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All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen.

Magic
Bruce Springsteen - Magic.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
RecordedMarch 12 – May 2007
StudioSouthern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Rock
Length47:47
Label Columbia
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin
(2007)
Magic
(2007)
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Hammersmith Odeon London '75
(2006)
Magic
(2007)
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)
No.TitleLength
1."Radio Nowhere"3:19
2."You'll Be Comin' Down"3:46
3."Livin' in the Future"3:56
4."Your Own Worst Enemy"3:19
5."Gypsy Biker"4:32
6."Girls in Their Summer Clothes"4:20
7."I'll Work for Your Love"3:35
8."Magic"2:46
9."Last to Die"4:17
10."Long Walk Home"4:35
11."Devil's Arcade"5:08
12."Terry's Song" (Hidden track)4:11

Two weeks after the album's initial announcement, which included an eleven-song track listing, "Terry's Song" was added. It is a memorial song for Springsteen's long-time assistant Terry Magovern, who died on July 30, 2007. [11] [35] Some pressings of the CD pre-ordered through Sony Music or other channels did not contain the extra track.

Personnel

The E Street Band

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Magic
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [74] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [75] Gold10,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [76] Gold15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [77] Platinum30,000^
Germany (BVMI) [78] Platinum200,000
Italy120,000 [79]
Ireland (IRMA) [80] 3× Platinum45,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [81] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [82] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [83] Platinum80,000^
Sweden (GLF) [84] 2× Platinum80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [85] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [86] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [87] Platinum1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [88] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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