Live Magic is a 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. 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
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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" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986) | Roger Taylor | 5:29 |
5. | "Under Pressure" (Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary; 27 July; 1986) | Queen, David Bowie | 3:49 |
6. | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | John Deacon | 5:51 |
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7. | "I Want to Break Free" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | John Deacon | 2:40 |
8. | "Is This the World We Created...?" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 11 July; 1986) | Mercury/May | 1:30 |
9. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | Mercury | 4:42 |
10. | "Hammer to Fall" (Wembley Stadium, London, England; 12 July; 1986) | May | 5:20 |
11. | "Radio Ga Ga" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | Taylor | 4:27 |
12. | "We Will Rock You" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | May | 1:33 |
13. | "Friends Will Be Friends" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | Mercury/Deacon | 1:09 |
14. | "We Are the Champions" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | Mercury | 2:01 |
15. | "God Save the Queen" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986) | Trad. arr. May | 1:19 |
Release history
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Release Date |
Worldwide |
1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) |
United States |
August 1996 (1996-08) |
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 |
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