A Kind of Magic

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 1986)
Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/2061 [info]
Wikidata:Q300449 [info]
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)
later translated versions:Cuestión de magia (“A Kind of Magic”)
part of:We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1985-08A Kind of Vision (demo, August 1985)Queen3:24
1986-06-21A Kind of Magic (live FM broadcast recorded at Maimarktgelände, Manheim, Germany, 21st June 1986)liveQueen7:21
1986-06-21A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-06-21: Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany)liveQueen6:29
1986-06-21A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-06-21: Reigns the World: Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany)liveQueen5:32
1986-06-21A Kind of Magic (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)liveQueen6:26
1986-07-11A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveQueen?:??
1986-07-11A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveQueen7:10
1986-07-11A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, England)liveQueen6:59
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live)liveQueen7:34
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live, 1985-05-11: Tokyo, Japan)liveQueen5:32
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12A Kind of MagicliveQueen5:33
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live at Wembley Stadium, 1986)liveQueen6:51
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12It’s a Kind of MagicliveQueen5:25
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12MagicliveQueen6:22
1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12Tear It Up (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK)liveQueen2:23
1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-12: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveQueen8:34
1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-12: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveQueen8:41
1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-12: Wembley Stadium, London, England)liveQueen8:34
1986-07-12A Kind of Magic (live, 1985: Japan)liveQueen5:36
1986-07-27A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-27: Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary)liveQueen5:54
1986-07-27A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-27: Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary)liveQueen6:28
1986-07-27A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-27: Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary)liveQueen8:21
1986-07-27A Kind of Magic (full live version) (live, 1986-07-27: Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary)liveQueen5:32
1986-08-09A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-08-09: Electric Magic: Knebworth Park, Knebworth, UK)liveQueen6:45
1994-12-04A Kind Of MagicliveRoger Taylor5:55
2002-07-12 – 2002-07-13A Kind of Magic (We Will Rock You, 2002 original London cast)liveSharon D. Clarke3:36
2005-04-28A Kind of Magic (live, 2005-04-28: Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers6:07
2005-05-09A Kind of Magic (live, 2005-05-09: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers6:08
2005-07-02A Kind of Magic (live, 2005-07-02: Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers6:20
2005-10-29A Kind of Magic (live, 2005-10-29: Yokohama Arena, Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers6:23
2005A Kind of Magic (We Will Rock You, 2005 Köln cast)liveBrigitte Oelke, Martin Berger & Ensemble4:02
2006-12-09A Kind of Magic (live, 2006-12-09: Walter-Köbel-Halle Rüsselsheim, Germany)cover and liveThe Queen Kings?:??
2006-12A Kind of Magic (live, 2006-12: Cafe Hahn, Koblenz, Germany)cover and liveThe Queen Kings7:11
2007-12-12A Kind of Magic (live, 2007-12-12: Walter-Köbel-Sporthalle, Rüsselsheim, Germany)cover and liveThe Queen Kings?:??
2008-01Medley "La magie" (live, 2008-01: Zénith, Strasbourg)live and medleyLes Enfoirés7:23
2008-09-16A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-09-16: Olympiysky Sports Palace, Moskva, Russia)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers?:??
2008-09-16A Kind of Magic (Paul on lead vocal, Moscow 16 September 2008)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers5:57
2008-10-05A Kind of Magic (Roger on lead vocals, Hamburg 5 October 2008)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers4:56
2008-10-24A Kind of Magic (Roger on lead vocals, Murcia 24 October 2008)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers5:14
2008-11-01A Kind of Magic (Roger on lead vocal, Vienna 1 November 2008)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers5:17
2008-11-04A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-11-04: Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers?:??
2008-11-08A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-11-08: Wembley Arena, Wembley, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers?:??
2008-11-21A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-11-21: Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers?:??
2008-11-26A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-11-26: Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers5:17
2008-11-27A Kind of Magic (live, 2008-11-27: Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil)liveQueen + Paul Rodgers5:13
2011-06-18 – 2011-06-19A Kind of Magic (live, 2011-06)cover and liveThe Queen Kings7:06
A Kind of ‘A Kind of Magic’Queen3:38
A Kind of MagiccoverStudio 99?:??
A Kind of Magiccover[unknown]4:16
A Kind of MagicQueen6:26
A Kind of MagicQueen4:17
A Kind of Magic (live, 1982/1986: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland)liveQueen5:40
A Kind of MagicQueen4:40
A Kind of Magic (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveQueen6:58
A Kind of MagiccoverMr. President3:44
A Kind of Magic (live, 2009-05-21: Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB, Canada)liveQueen5:16
A Kind of MagicliveRoger Taylor & John Deacon5:06
A Kind of Magic (live)liveSharon D. Clarke3:35
A Kind of MagiccoverElaine Paige4:48
A Kind of Magiccover and liveFragile4:41
A Kind of MagiccoverStudio 994:24
A Kind of Magiccover and instrumentalVienna Symphonic Orchestra Project3:56
A Kind of Magic (karaoke version)instrumentalQueen4:16
A Kind of Magiccover and instrumentalThe Starlite Orchestra4:21
A Kind of Magiccover and instrumentalClassic Dream Orchestra3:46
A Kind of MagicQueen4:37
A Kind of MagicQueen4:26
A Kind of MagicQueen4:22
A Kind of MagicQueen4:18
A Kind of MagiccoverThe Starlight Singers4:22
A Kind of MagicQueen4:24
A Kind of MagicQueen4:25
A Kind of MagicQueen4:00
A Kind of MagiccoverGary Mullen and the Works5:55
A Kind of Magic (part of a “Ministry of Sound: Legends” DJ‐mix)Queen4:23
A Kind of MagiccoverMr. President3:46
A Kind of MagicQueen4:22
A Kind of Magiccover and instrumentalRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra4:30
A Kind of Magiccover and instrumentalStephen Lloyd4:26
A Kind of Magic (“Highlander” version)Queen4:08
A Kind of Magic (12″ extended version)Queen6:23
A Kind of Magic (12″ version)Queen6:24
A Kind of Magic (12″)Queen6:25
A Kind of Magic (different version)Queen3:11
A Kind of Magic (extended version)Queen6:24
A Kind of Magic (from "We Will Rock You")Roger Taylor3:35
A Kind of Magic (Highlander version)Queen3:11
A Kind of Magic (Highlander version)Queen4:23
A Kind of Magic (live From the Mick Ronson Tribute)liveRoger Taylor?:??
A Kind of Magic (live)liveQueen6:00
A Kind of Magic (rare different track)Queen3:11
A Kind of Magic (rehearsal)liveQueen2:28
A Kind of Magic (Ultratraxx 12″ version)Queen8:09
A Kind of Magic (with commentary)Queen2:11
A Kind of Magic / Driven by You / Take It Back / I Would Do Anything for You (but I Won’t Do That) / I Can’t Dance / Steammedley and partialQueen / Brian May / Pink Floyd / Meat Loaf / Genesis / Peter Gabriel6:09
A Kind of Magic / End CreditsQueen4:22
A Sample of MagicpartialQueen9:16
Cierta magiacoverAngelica4:32
GalleryQueen4:08
Highlandercover and instrumentalMartin Galway3:07
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