Live Magic

Live Magic
Live album by Queen
Released	1 December 1986 (See release history)
Recorded	11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England 27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England
Genre	Rock
Length	47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD)
Label	EMI (UK), Hollywood (US)
Producer	Queen, Trip Khalaf
Queen chronology
Live Killers (1979) Live Magic (1986) At the Beeb (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Live Magic is a live compilation album by British rock band Queen. It was recorded at various live shows during The Magic Tour (1986) 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 was removed from "Tie Your Mother Down", and both "Is This the World We Created...?" and "We Are the Champions" were reduced to one verse and chorus. In July 2004, Q magazine listed Live Magic as one of the top five disappointing live albums from usually great acts.^[4]

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

Track listing

Side 1

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 (Edit)" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; - 27 July 1986) (Roger Taylor) – 4:47
5. "Under Pressure" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; - 27 July 1986) (Queen, David Bowie) – 3:49
6. "Another One Bites the Dust (Edit)" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (John Deacon) – 5:51

Side 2

1. "I Want to Break Free" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Deacon) – 2:40
2. "Is This the World We Created...?" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; - 11 July 1986) (Mercury/May) – 1:30
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody (Edit)" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Mercury) – 4:42
4. "Hammer to Fall (Edit)" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; - 12 July 1986) (May) – 4:22
5. "Radio Ga Ga" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Edit) (Taylor) – 4:27
6. "We Will Rock You" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (May) – 1:33
7. "Friends Will Be Friends" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Mercury/Deacon) – 1:09
8. "We Are the Champions" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Mercury) – 2:01
9. "God Save the Queen" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; - 9 August 1986) (Trad. arr. May) – 1:19

Release history

Country	Release Date
Worldwide	1 December 1986
United States	August 1996

Chart positions and sales

Country	Charts		Sales
	Peak position	Weeks	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom	3[5]	44[5]	Platinum[6]	1.000.000
Austria	13	6	Gold	100.000
Germany	15		Gold	300.000
Netherlands	17			100.000
Italy	22			100.000
Switzerland	26		Platinum	100.000
Japan	49			100.000
Sweden	50
Argentina			Gold[7]	40.000
United States	–		–	500.000

Personnel

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

Additional Musicians

• Spike Edney - keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Queen Live Magic review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
2. Wall, Mick (11 December 1986). "Queen 'Live Magic'". Kerrang!. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
3. "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
4. "5 Disappointing Live Albums from Usually Great Acts". Q magazine. July 2004. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
5. Queenonline.com. Live Magic.
6. BPI Certified Awards.
7. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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".