Live Magic

Live Magic is the second 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.

Live Magic
Live album by Queen
Released	1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)[1]
Recorded	11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England 27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England September 1986 (overdubs)
Genre	Rock
Length	47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD)
Label	EMI (UK), Hollywood (US)
Producer	Queen Trip Khalaf
Queen chronology
A Kind of Magic (1986) Live Magic (1986) The Miracle (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Most of the performances were recorded at Knebworth Park on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its classic line-up.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
7.	"I Want to Break Free" (Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England; 9 August; 1986)	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
Total length:			49:19

Release history

Country	Release Date
Worldwide	1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
United States	August 1996 (1996-08)

Charts

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	51
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	3

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14]	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[15]	Gold	30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[16]	Gold	250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[17] 2009 Agora SA album reissue	Platinum	20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Platinum	300,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, keyboards
• Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
• Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
• John Deacon - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Spike Edney - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals