A Kind of Magic (song)
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| Single by Queen from the album A Kind of Magic |
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| B-side | A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling | ||||
| Released | 17 March 1986 | ||||
| Format | 7"/12" vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | 1985/1986 | ||||
| Genre | Pop-Rock | ||||
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| Label | EMI, Capitol | ||||
| Writer(s) | Roger Taylor | ||||
| Producer | Queen and David Richards | ||||
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"A Kind of Magic" is a Rock song written by Roger Taylor for the film Highlander, for which Queen wrote the music. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, but only reached number forty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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[edit] Recording
[edit] Name
The phrase "a kind of magic" is actually used in the film by Christopher Lambert and impressed Taylor so much that he made it into a full song. There are references to the film in the lyrics – "one prize, one goal"; "no mortal man": "there can be only one".
[edit] Composition
Taylor wrote the melody and chords for the version that appeared in the film. Freddie Mercury composed a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song's order. Mercury and David Richards produced this new version. The song was still credited only to Taylor. Taylor's version is at the end of the film. Mercury's version is on the album.
[edit] Live performances
The song was a live favourite on Magic Tour of the same year, which proved to be Queen's last with the original foursome.
[edit] Music video
Notable is that guitarist Brian May didn't use his famous Red Special guitar in the music video, instead he used a 1984 copy.
[edit] Chart positions
| 1986 Charts | Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 5 |
| German Singles Chart | 6 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| US Singles Chart | 42 |
[edit] Personnel
- Freddie Mercury: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Brian May: Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Roger Taylor: Drums, Backing Vocals
- John Deacon: Bass
Additional musicians:
- Spike Edney: Keyboards
[edit] References
- A Kind Of Magic by Queen Songfacts (HTML). Songfacts. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
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