A Kind of Magic (song)

"A Kind of Magic" is a 1986 song by Queen and is the title track of the 12th studio album A Kind of Magic. It topped the single charts in Spain and Argentina and made number 3 in Ireland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, number 23 in New Zealand, number 16 in Finland, number 6 in Germany and Australia, number 5 in France and number 4 in the Netherlands. It was used in the 1986 movie Highlander.

"A Kind of Magic"
Single by Queen
from A Kind of Magic"
B-side
Released17 March 1986 (UK)
4 June 1986 (US)
RecordedSeptember 1985 – January 1986
GenreRock
Length
  • 4:25 (7" album version)
  • 3:37 (A Kind of A Kind of Magic version)
  • 6:23 (12" extended version)
  • 4:10 (original Highlander version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Roger Taylor
Producer(s)
Queen singles chronology
""One Vision"
(1985)
A Kind of Magic ""Princes of the Universe"
(1986)
"A Kind of Magic" at YouTube

References