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A Kind of Magic (song)

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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
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summer campaign artist for the brand's "Coke x Music. Engrave the Magic of Summer" message. The group performed the song on June 8 through
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created a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song's order to make it more chart friendly. Mercury and
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all make an unsubstantiated claim that the song reached #1 in 35 countries around the world, but it reached number one in
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The song serves as the theme song and title inspiration for the 2008 French animated television series
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of the same year, which proved to be Queen's last tour before the death of Freddie Mercury.
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described this original version as "quite lugubrious and heavy". For the album version,
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Taylor often included the song in solo set lists, and those with his band
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and featured as the ending theme. The single reached number three in the
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claimed that he performed the finger clicks with which the song opens.
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of Europe, Taylor took lead vocals for the song at some concerts.
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and the result was released digitally on streaming platforms.
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Jenkins, Jim; Smith, Jacky; Davis, Andy; Symes, Phil (2000).
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Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012
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for more than 100,000 digital downloads of the single.
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wrote the song, which originally appeared in the movie
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in 1986, the only country where it topped the charts.
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Single
Queen
A Kind of Magic
B-side
A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling
Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
Genre
Rock
Highlander
Label
EMI
Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Roger Taylor
Producer(s)
David Richards
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