| 词条 | A Kind of Magic (song) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = A Kind of Magic | cover = Queen A Kind Of Magic (song).png | alt = | type = single | artist = Queen | album = A Kind of Magic | B-side = {{ubl|"A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling"|"Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)" (US)}} | released = 17 March 1986 (UK) 4 June 1986 (US) | format = 7"/12" vinyl single | recorded = September 1985{{snd}}January 1986 | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length =
| label = EMI, Capitol | writer = Roger Taylor | producer = Queen, David Richards | prev_title = One Vision | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Princes of the Universe | next_year = 1986 }} "A Kind of Magic" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer, Roger Taylor, for the film Highlander. The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, top ten in a number of European countries, and #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, Greatest Hits II, and Classic Queen.[1] RecordingHighlanderThe phrase "a kind of magic" is used in Highlander by Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) as a description of his immortality. Roger Taylor liked the phrase so much that he used it as inspiration for the song. There are references to the film in the lyrics: "one prize, one goal"; "no mortal man"; and "there can be only one". The single's cover art features an image of Clancy Brown in character as the film's villain, The Kurgan. CompositionTaylor wrote the melody and chords for the version that appeared in the film, which Brian May described as "quite lugubrious and heavy".[2] Freddie Mercury composed a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song's order to make it more chart friendly. Mercury and David Richards produced this new version. The song was still credited only to Taylor. Whilst Taylor's version is at the end of the film, Mercury's version appears on the album. Taylor's version of A Kind of Magic did not see official release until it was included on the extra EP for the 2011 special edition of the album. Live performancesThe song was a live favourite on The Magic Tour of the same year, which proved to be Queen's last tour before the death of Freddie Mercury. Taylor often included the song in solo set lists, and those with his band The Cross. On the Rock the Cosmos Tour of Europe, Taylor took lead vocals for the song at some concerts. Music videoThe music video for this song was directed by Russell Mulcahy, director of Highlander. Notable is that Brian May did not use his famous Red Special guitar in the music video, but instead a 1984 copy. In the video, Mercury is dressed as a magician type figure. He enters an abandoned theatre (The Playhouse Theatre in London) where May, Taylor and John Deacon (all dressed as stereotypical tramps) are asleep until awakened by Mercury's entrance. Mercury transforms the hobos into the Queen members, dressed regularly with their instruments, then back to hobos again as he leaves. Throughout the video, cartoon images dance to the beat of the song which were produced by The Walt Disney Company. As May later remembered, the theater was old and derelict, and lacking central heating, so the band were quite cold during the March filming. LegacyThe single was certified platinum in Brazil for more than 100,000 digital downloads of the single.[3] On Last.fm the song has more than 48,000 hits and is the sixteenth most listened Queen song ever.[4] Queen's compilations The Platinum Collection, Classic Queen, and Greatest Hits II all make an unsubstantiated claim that the song reached #1 in 35 countries around the world,[5] but it reached number one in Spain in 1986, the only country where it topped the charts.[6] Musical theatre actress Elaine Paige recorded the song on her album of Queen covers The Queen Album in 1988.[7]Chart positions
Sales and certifications{{certification Table Top}}{{certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=A Kind of Magic|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|autocat=tes|salesamount=100,000}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=A Kind of Magic|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=1986|certyear=2018}}{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=yes}}Personnel
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References1. ^Queen Album: Classic Queen {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227021940/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/queen/albums.jhtml?albumId=72769 |date=27 February 2008 }} MTV. Retrieved 2 July 2011 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Purvis|first1=Georg|title=Queen Complete Works|date=2011|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|page=209}} 3. ^ABPD | Associaçăo Brasileira de Produtores de Disco {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717035439/http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp |date=17 July 2011 }} 4. ^Queen’s Charts — Top Songs by Queen — Last.fm 5. ^{{cite AV media notes |title=The Platinum Collection |titlelink=The Platinum Collection (Queen album) |others=Queen |year=2000 |first=Jim |last=Jenkins |author2=Smith, Jacky|author3=Davis, Andy|author4=Symes, Phil |page=11 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Parlophone |id=7243 5 29883 2 7 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://los40.com/lista40/numeros1/1986/ |title=Números 1 de 1986 |publisher=Los 40|access-date=21 August 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-queen-album-mw0000381406 | title= The Queen Album | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=6 September 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=12|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=Slovenian|accessdate=24 March 2013}}
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