Live Magic
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Live Magic
| type = Live album
| artist = Queen
| cover = Queen Live Magic.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|1986|12|1}}{{cite magazine |last=Strickland |first=Andy |title=Index: Long Live Queen |magazine=Record Mirror |date=29 November 1986 |page=5 |issn=0144-5804}}
| recorded = 11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England
27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England
September 1986 (overdubs)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 47:10 (LP)
49:22 (CD)
| label = EMI (UK), Hollywood (US)
| producer = {{hlist|Queen|Trip Khalaf}}
| prev_title = A Kind of Magic
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = The Miracle
| next_year = 1989
| misc =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=live-magic-r75756|tab=review|pure_url=yes}} | title = Queen Live Magic review | access-date = 2011-09-15 | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}
| rev2 =Kerrang!
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book | last1 = Wall | first1 = Mick | title = Kerrang! | chapter = Queen 'Live Magic' | volume = 135 | publisher = United Magazines ltd. | date = 11 December 1986 | location = London, UK | pages = 18 | title-link = Kerrang! }}
| rev3 =Record Mirror
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=Albums |magazine=Record Mirror |date=6 December 1986 |page=18 |issn=0144-5804}}
| rev4 =The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide | title = Queen: Album Guide | magazine = Rolling Stone | access-date = 2012-06-11}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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 Park on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its classic line-up.
Track listing
{{tracklist
|title1= One Vision
|note1= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986
|writer1= Queen
|length1= 5:09
|title2= Tie Your Mother Down
|note2= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August 1986
|writer2= Brian May
|length2= 2:59
|title3= Seven Seas of Rhye
|note3= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer3= Freddie Mercury
|length3= 1:21
|title4= A Kind of Magic
|note4= Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986
|writer4= Roger Taylor
|length4= 5:29
|title5= Under Pressure
|note5= Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986
|writer5= Queen, David Bowie
|length5= 3:49
|title6= Another One Bites the Dust
|note6= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer6= John Deacon
|length6= 5:51
|title7= I Want to Break Free
|note7= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer7 = Deacon
|length7= 2:40
|title8= Is This the World We Created...?
|note8= Wembley Stadium, London, England; 11 July; 1986
|writer8 = Mercury, May
|length8= 1:30
|title9= Bohemian Rhapsody
|note9 = Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer9 = Mercury
|length9= 4:42
|title10= Hammer to Fall
|note10= Wembley Stadium, London, England; 12 July; 1986
|writer10 = May
|length10= 5:20
|title11= Radio Ga Ga
|note11= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer11 = Taylor
|length11= 4:27
|title12= We Will Rock You
|note12= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer12 = May
|length12= 1:33
|title13= Friends Will Be Friends
|note13= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer13 = Mercury, Deacon
|length13= 1:09
|title14= We Are the Champions
|note14= Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer14 = Mercury
|length14= 2:01
|title15= God Save the Queen
|note15=Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986
|writer15= Trad. arr. May
|length15= 1:19
|all_writing=|title16=|length16=|title17=|length17=|title18=|length18=|title19=|length19=|title20=|length20=|total_length=49:19}}
Release history
| class="wikitable"
!Country !Release Date |
| Worldwide
|{{start date|df=yes|1986|12|1}} |
| United States
|{{start date|df=yes|1996|8}} |
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1986–87)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=243}}
|align="center"|51 |
| {{album chart|Austria|13|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|24|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|15|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|id=494|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|36|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|50|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK|3|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=2 August 2020}} |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Spain|87|artist=Queen|album=Live Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2020}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Live Magic|artist=Queen|type=album|award=Gold|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date = 6 July 2011|title = Discos de oro y platino|access-date=27 September 2019|publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|language=es}}|relyear=1986}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Queen|title=Live Magic|award=Gold|certyear=1992|relyear=1986|access-date=27 September 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Innuendo|artist=Queen|type=album|relyear=2009|certyear=2009|region=Poland|award=Platinum|note=2009 Agora SA album reissue|date=8 July 2009|access-date=29 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|artist=Queen|title=Live Magic|award=Gold|relyear=1986|certyear=1987|certref={{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |url= http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Queen|title=Live Magic|award=Platinum|certyear=1993|relyear=1986|access-date=27 September 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Queen|title=Live Magic|award=Platinum|certyear=1987|relyear=1986|access-date=27 September 2019|id=3929-1614-2}}
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Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, keyboards
- Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Spike Edney - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/live-magic/ 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".
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Category:Queen (band) live albums