A Kind of Magic
~ Recording by Queen
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | A Kind of Magic | 4:24 | Queen | A Kind of Magic | Queen | Album |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-61152-2 |
| 1.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:23 | Queen | Greatest Hits II (Made in U.S.A.) | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 570 CDP 79 7971 2, CDP 79 7971 2, CDPMTV 2 |
| 1.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:25 | Queen | Classic Queen | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-61311-2 |
| 1.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:26 | Queen | The Queen Collection | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-61407-2 |
| 2.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:23 | Queen | Greatest Hits I & II | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-62042-2 |
| 2.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:23 | Queen | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | 2061-62360-2 |
| 1.1 | A Kind of Magic | 4:20 | Queen | The 80s, Part 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music CG | ||
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Croydon (engineer) |
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| engineer: | David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) |
| producer: | Queen (UK rock group) David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) |
| bass guitar: | John Deacon |
| drum machine, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set: | Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| electric guitar: | Brian May (Queen guitarist) |
| synthesizer and background vocals: | Freddie Mercury Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| lead vocals: | Freddie Mercury |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011) |
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| recorded at: | Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) The Town House in Shepherd's Bush (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) |
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| DJ-mixes: | Classic Hits by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (order: 8) |
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| sampled by: | It's a Kind of Magic by Bio Phobith feat. Search & Destroy (Martin Damm, techno hardcore) |
| edits: | A Kind of Magic (Highlander version) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1a1focjj2lFnMq5AiSAba7 [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/3440354121 [info] |
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| streaming page: | https://tidal.com/track/445510389 [info] |
| recording of: | A Kind of Magic |
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Related works
A Kind of Magic
| lyricist and composer: | Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley: A Kind of Magic / Driven by You / Take It Back / I Would Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That) / I Can’t Dance / Steam (order: 1) |
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| later translated versions: | Cuestión de magia (“A Kind of Magic”) |
| included in: | We Will Rock You (Queen musical) We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical) |
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