“A Kind of Magic”
Single by Queen from the album A Kind of Magic
B-side	A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling
Released	17 March 1986
Format	7"/12" vinyl single
Recorded	1985/1986
Genre	Rock
Length	4:23 (Album Version) 3:37 (CD bonus track: "A Kind of 'A Kind of Magic'") 6:23 (12" Extended Version) 3:18 (Highlander Version)
Label	EMI, Capitol
Writer(s)	Roger Taylor
Producer	Queen and David Richards
Queen singles chronology
"One Vision" (1985) "A Kind of Magic" (1986) "Princes of the Universe" (1986)

"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. A Kind of Magic is a 1986 album by English rock band Queen. ... Image File history File links Queen_A_Kind_Of_Magic_(song). ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... A Kind of Magic is a 1986 album by English rock band Queen. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up rock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... David Richards is a record producer. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Princes of the Universe is a song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen. ... Look up rock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Highlander is a 1986 film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Recording

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". Christopher Lambert (born March 29, 1957 as Christophe Guy Denis Lambert) is an American-born French actor. ...

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. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... David Richards is a record producer. ...

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. The Magic Tour was the last Tour made by the british Rock band Queen with their lead singer Freddie Mercury, the next bands tour Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was made by only 2 of the former membes of the band Brian May and Roger Taylor with Paul Rodgerss...

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. For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Chart positions

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

References

1. A Kind Of Magic by Queen Songfacts (HTML). Songfacts. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.