On Air (Queen album)

On Air
Live album by Queen
Released	4 November 2016
Recorded	Various
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Length	105:00 (2CD Edition) 397:55 (6CD Deluxe Edition)
Label	Virgin EMI, Hollywood
Producer	Justin Shirley-Smith Josh Macrae Kris Fredriksson
Queen chronology
A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975 (2015) On Air (2016)

On Air is a live album by the British rock band Queen. It was released in November 2016 in a two disc format, a six disc deluxe format and a 3LP vinyl release. The two disc format features the complete BBC Sessions, the six disc format features the complete BBC Sessions, as well as a disc featuring several songs from three concerts spanning between 1973 and 1986 and three discs featuring various interviews broadcast on Capital Radio, BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2.

Track listing

2-Disc Edition: The Complete BBC Sessions

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Fairy King" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Freddie Mercury	4:08
2.	"Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Brian May	3:49
3.	"Doing All Right" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	May, Tim Staffell	4:13
4.	"Liar" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Mercury	6:30
5.	"See What a Fool I've Been" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	4:21
6.	"Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	3:50
7.	"Liar" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	Mercury	6:29
8.	"Son and Daughter" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	6:03
9.	"Ogre Battle" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Mercury	4:40
10.	"Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Roger Taylor	2:02
11.	"Great King Rat" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Mercury	5:57
12.	"Son and Daughter" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	May	7:08

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	Taylor	2:46
2.	"Nevermore" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	Mercury	1:29
3.	"White Queen (As It Began)" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	May	4:54
4.	"Now I'm Here" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	May	4:18
5.	"Stone Cold Crazy" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Queen	2:17
6.	"Flick of the Wrist" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Mercury	3:26
7.	"Tenement Funster" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Taylor	3:00
8.	"We Will Rock You" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	1:35
9.	"We Will Rock You (fast)" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	2:46
10.	"Spread Your Wings" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	John Deacon	5:24
11.	"It's Late" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	6:36
12.	"My Melancholy Blues" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	Mercury	3:11

6CD Deluxe Edition

Note: even though Disc One and Disc Two has the same track listing as the two-disc format; it features DJ chatter after songs which is omitted in the two disc format.

Disc one: The BBC Sessions
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Fairy King" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Freddie Mercury	4:17
2.	"Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Brian May	3:53
3.	"Doing All Right" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	May, Tim Staffell	4:17
4.	"Liar" (Session 1: 5th February 1973)	Mercury	6:38
5.	"See What a Fool I've Been" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	4:28
6.	"Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	3:56
7.	"Liar" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	Mercury	6:37
8.	"Son and Daughter" (Session 2: 25th July 1973)	May	6:14
9.	"Ogre Battle" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Mercury	4:48
10.	"Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Roger Taylor	2:06
11.	"Great King Rat" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	Mercury	5:57
12.	"Son and Daughter" (Session 3: 3rd December 1973)	May	7:17

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	Taylor	2:53
2.	"Nevermore" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	Mercury	1:30
3.	"Queen II#"White Queen (As It Began"White Queen (As It Began)" (Session 4: 3rd April 1974)	May	5:00
4.	"Now I'm Here" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	May	4:25
5.	"Stone Cold Crazy" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Queen	2:18
6.	"Flick of the Wrist" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Mercury	3:31
7.	"Tenement Funster" (Session 5: 16th October 1974)	Taylor	3:16
8.	"We Will Rock You" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	1:35
9.	"We Will Rock You (fast)" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	2:51
10.	"Spread Your Wings" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	John Deacon	5:32
11.	"It's Late" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	May	6:37
12.	"My Melancholy Blues" (Session 6: 28th October 1977)	Mercury	3:15

Disc three: Queen Live on Air
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Procession" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	May	1:41
2.	"Father to Son" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	May	5:29
3.	"Son and Daughter" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	May	3:44
4.	"Guitar Solo" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	May	1:25
5.	"Son and Daughter (Reprise)" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	May	2:08
6.	"Ogre Battle" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	Mercury	5:22
7.	"Liar" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	Mercury	7:27
8.	"Jailhouse Rock" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	1:07
9.	"Intro" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	Taylor	0:26
10.	"We Will Rock You (fast)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	May	3:02
11.	"Let Me Entertain You" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	Mercury	3:26
12.	"I'm in Love With My Car" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	Taylor	2:09
13.	"Alright Alright" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	Queen	2:39
14.	"Dragon Attack" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	May	3:27
15.	"Now I'm Here (Reprise)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	May	1:50
16.	"Love of My Life" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981)	Mercury	4:39
17.	"A Kind of Magic" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Taylor	6:25
18.	"Vocal Improvisation" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Mercury	1:03
19.	"Under Pressure" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Queen, David Bowie	3:38
20.	"Is This the World We Created...?" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Mercury, May	2:49
21.	"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Lieber, Stoller	1:27
22.	"Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Gene Pitney	1:39
23.	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Mercury	4:55
24.	"God Save the Queen" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)	Trad. arr, May	1:21

Disc four: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1976–1980)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freddie with Kenny Everett, ‘A Day at the Races’ album, November 1976" (Broadcast on Capital Radio)	15:57
2.	"Queen Interview with Tom Browne, ‘News of the World’ album, Christmas 1977" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	40:34
3.	"Roger with Richard Skinner, ‘Live Killers’ album, June 1979" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	4:32
4.	"Roger with Tommy Vance, ‘Flash Gordon’ album and film, December 1980" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	5:53
5.	"Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	10:36

Disc five: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1980–1986)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"John interview, South American tour, March 1981" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	2:26
2.	"Brian on ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler, ‘Hot Space’ album, June 1982" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	11:08
3.	"Brian on ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster, ‘The Works’ album, March 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	11:46
4.	"Freddie on ‘Newsbeat’, The Works Tour, August 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	2:34
5.	"Brian on ‘Newsbeat’, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	2:47
6.	"Freddie on ‘Saturday Live’ with Graham Neale, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	5:14
7.	"Freddie with Simon Bates, April 1985" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	28:51
8.	"Brian on ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986" (Broadcast on Capital Radio)	4:39

Disc six: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1986–1992)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Roger interview, ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles, May 1986" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	24:46
2.	"‘Queen for an Hour’ interview with Mike Read, ‘The Miracle’ album, May 1989" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1)	41:18
3.	"Brian with Simon Bates, ‘Freddie and Too Much Love Will Kill You’, August 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 2)	5:54
4.	"Brian with Johnnie Walker, ‘Freddie and the Tribute Concert’, October 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 2)	2:51

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3]	52
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4]	47
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	123
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7]	73
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[8]	27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	84
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	25

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