The Magic Position

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Magic Position

| type = studio

| artist = Patrick Wolf

| cover = The Magic Position cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 26 February 2007

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Folktronica, indietronica

| length = 40:49

| label = Loog

| producer = Patrick Wolf

| prev_title = Wind in the Wires

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = The Bachelor

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = The Magic Position

| type = studio

| single1 = Accident & Emergency

| single1date = 23 October 2006

| single2 = Bluebells

| single2date = 1 January 2007

| single3 = The Magic Position

| single3date = 26 March 2007

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Christopher |first=James |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-magic-position-r950325 |title=The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf |publisher=AllMusic|date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

| rev2 = Drowned in Sound

| rev2score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |last=Dobson |first=Gareth |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/9189/reviews/1672160 |title=Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position |work=Drowned in Sound |date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=2012-02-29 |archive-date=2 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602233440/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/9189/reviews/1672160 |url-status=dead }}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|author=Dave Simpson |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2018992,00.html |title=CD: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position | Music | The Guardian |publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk |date= 23 February 2007|accessdate=2012-02-29 |location=London}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/patrick-wolf/8171 |title=NME Album Reviews - Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position |work=NME|date=16 February 2007 |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

| rev5 = No Ripcord

| rev5score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/?q=node/470 |title=Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position - Music Review |publisher=No Ripcord |date=22 January 2007 |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 8.3/10{{Cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9965-the-magic-position/ |title = Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position|website = Pitchfork}}

| rev7 = Playlouder

| rev7score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+the-magic-positi/ |title=Playlouder MSP Music Service |publisher=Playlouder.com |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1107 |title = DVD Review: Music and Lyrics|website = Slant Magazine| date=5 October 2023 }}

| rev9 = Stylus Magazine

| rev9score = A{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/patrick-wolf/the-magic-position.htm |title=Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

| rev10 = This Is Fake DIY

| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/archive/patrick-wolf-the-magic-position |title=Oooops |date=26 February 2007 |publisher=This Is Fake DIY |accessdate=2012-02-29}}

}}

The Magic Position is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backing vocals by Wolf's sister Jo Apps and also bass and alto clarinet instrumentation by Derek Apps. The album was preceded by the singles "Accident & Emergency" and "Bluebells".

Music critics and Wolf himself have noted that this album marks a departure from the musical style of his previous two albums, with this one being more pop-oriented. He cites Boney M and Giorgio Moroder as influences.{{cite news

| last =Lindsay

| first =Cam

| title =The Amorphous Patrick Wolf

| page =15

| publisher =Exclaim!

| date =May 2007

| url =http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=110&csid2=4&fid1=25097

| accessdate =2007-08-02 }} Slant Magazine named The Magic Position the best album of 2007.{{Cite web | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/2007yearinmusic.asp | title=Features - Slant Magazine| website=Slant Magazine| date=15 December 2007}}

As of 2009 the album has sold 20,400 copies in United Kingdom.{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO5tj1NxSbIC&dq=patrick+wolf+album+sales&pg=PT26 | title=Billboard| date=18 July 2009}}