Live Magic


Back Sleeve


2004 Japan CD


One Vision 5:09
Written by Queen
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 1
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


Tie Your Mother Down 2:59
Written by Brian May
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 2
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


Seven Seas Of Rhye 1:21
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 3
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


A Kind Of Magic 5:29
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 4
Recorded live in Budapest, Hungary on July 27, 1986.

A Kind Of Magic (Cassette Edit) 4:46
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on:
UK Live Magic Cassette
This is an edit of the regular album version that appears only on the cassette release. The track starts more abruptly with Freddie's vocals, instead of the crowd cheer. The long instrumental section in the middle has been mostly removed, cutting a large chunk of the time out of the song.


Under Pressure 3:49
Written by Queen/Bowie
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 5
Recorded live in Budapest, Hungary on July 27, 1986.

Under Pressure (Live - Radio Cut) 3:39
Written by Queen/Bowie
Appears on:
UK Under Pressure (Live) 7" promo vinyl
A 7" promo vinyl was released in the UK to promote the upcoming Live Magic LP. The A-side featured Under Pressure. The promo version is almost identical to what appears on the album. There is a fade in with a bit more crowd noise, and it fades out to crowd noise as well.


Another One Bites The Dust 5:50
Written by John Deacon
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 6
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.

Another One Bites The Dust (Cassette Edit) 5:18
Written by John Deacon
Appears: on
UK Live Magic Cassette
This is an edit of the album version, which appears on the UK cassette version of Live Magic. This edit starts more or less at the same point as the album version and it retains Freddie's vocal bit with the crowd at the end. A large portion of the instrumental and more improv sections in the middle have been removed to cut the track to length.


I Want To Break Free 2:40
Written by John Deacon
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 7
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


Is This The World We Created? 1:34
Written by May/Mercury
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 8
Recorded live in London, England on July 11, 1986.


Bohemian Rhapsody 4:42
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 9
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


Hammer To Fall 5:20
Written by Brian May
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 10
Recorded live in London, England on July 12, 1986.

Hammer To Fall (Cassette Edit) 4:23
Written by Brian May
Appears on:
UK Live Magic Cassette
This is an edit of the album version, which appears on the UK cassette version of Live Magic. This edit starts and ends more or less at the same point as the album version. Like the other cassette edits, large instrumental portions have been edited out; taking a whole minute out of the run time.


Radio Ga Ga 4:27
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 11
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


We Will Rock You 1:33
Written by Brian May
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 12
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.

We Will Rock You/Friends Will Be Friends/We Are The Champions (Live - Radio Cut) 4:37
Written by May/Mercury & Deacon/Mercury
Appears on:
UK Under Pressure (Live) 7" promo vinyl
This appears on the B-side of the 7" promo vinyl issued to promote Live Magic. Nothing much different to be found here; this is the exact same as the album version, but it simply fades out after We Are The Champions.

We Will Rock You (Italian Fan Club Edit) 1:34
Written by Brian May
Appears on:
We Will Rock You - 20th Official Italian Fan Club Anniversary CD single
In recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the Italian Queen Fan Club, EMI released a CD single limited to 1,000 units. The CD features various versions of We Will Rock You throughout the years. Included on this disc is an edit of the Live Magic version. This version ends with a fade out of Brian's last guitar note.


Friends Will Be Friends 1:09
Written by Mercury/Deacon
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 13
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


We Are The Champions 2:01
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 14
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.


God Save The Queen 1:19
Written by Traditional arr. Brian May
Appears on:
Live Magic, Track 15
Recorded live in Knebworth Park, England on August 9, 1986.