
Released 2 June 1986, reached no 1, on chart
for 63 weeks, achieved 2x Platinum status.
Album length 40:42, 2011 bonus EP length 30:25.
1. One Vision
2. A Kind Of Magic
3. One Year Of Love
4. Pain Is So Close To
Pleasure
5. Friends Will Be Friends
6. Who Wants To Live Forever
7. Gimme The Prize
(Kurgan's Theme)
8. Don't Lose Your Head
9. Princes Of The Universe
10. A Kind Of 'A Kind Of
Magic'
11. Friends
Will Be Friends Will Be Friends
12. Forever
10. Forever
11. One Vision (extended version)
1. A Kind Of Magic (Highlander
version)
2. One Vision (single version)
3. Pain Is So Close To
Pleasure (single version)
4. Forever
5. A Kind Of Vision (demo, August
1985)
6. One Vision (live version from
Wembley Stadium, London, 11 July 1986)
7. Friends
Will Be Friends Will Be Friends (CD bonus track)
8. One Vision (extended version promo
video)
9. Princes Of The Universe
(promo video)
10. A Kind Of Magic (live version
from Wembley Stadium, London, 11 July 1986)
Blurred Vision
A Dozen Red Roses For
My Darling
New York, New York
Piano Solo (also known as 'Butterfly')
Highlander Trailer Medley
Battle Scene
Friends In Pain
Heaven For Everyone
Love Makin' Love
You
Are The Only One
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9 produced by Queen and
Mack, engineered by Mack.
Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8 produced by Queen and David Richards,
engineered by David Richards.
Assistant engineering by Croydon
Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, Mountain Studios, Montreux
and Townhouse Studios, London
November 1985 - April 1986
Mastered at the Townhouse Studios by Kevin Metcalfe
Queen are:
Freddie Mercury - vocals, keyboards
John Deacon - bass guitar, keyboards, occasional guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, occasional vocals, keyboards
Brian May - guitar, occasional vocals, keyboards
Extra Keyboards - Spike Edney
Computer keyboards - UMI & BBC B
Management consultant - Jim Beach
Studio equipment by Chris Taylor and Brian Zellis
Sleeve design by Richard Gray
Front cover illustration by Roger Chiasson
Other original illustration by Roger Chiasson, Mike Smith and
Chuck Gamage
Colour by Jenny Robinson
Photography by Peter Hince
2011 Reissue Notes:
This 2011 version has been meticulously re-created using the
finest modern analogue and digital technology from the original
first-generation master mixes.
Executive producers - Brian May and Roger Taylor
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Audio supervised by Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson.
Additional audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson
Special thanks to Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Sleeve notes by Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor, with a little help
from the band
Bonus material mastered by Adam Ayan, except track 2 by Bob
Ludwig, at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine, audio
restoration by Kris Fredriksson.
Special thanks to Greg Brooks, Gary Taylor, Declan O'Regan, and
all at FX Copyroom
Six of the tracks on the album appear in the 1986 film 'Highlander'. See also the 'Highlander' Promo
CD, which is a related, but totally different, promotional
release.
- One Vision / Blurred Vision (no 7, 4 November 1985) [discography]
- A Kind Of Magic / A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling (no 3,
17 March 1986) [discography]
- Princes Of The Universe / various B-sides (USA, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand, 12 March 1986, and Japan, 6
October 1986) [discography]
- Friends Will Be Friends / Seven Seas Of Rhye (no 14, 9
June 1986) [discography]
- Pain Is So Close To Pleasure / Don't Lose Your Head (USA,
Canada, Netherlands, Germany and Australia, August 1986) [discography]
- Who Wants To Live Forever / Killer Queen (no 24, 15
September 1986) [discography]
- One Year Of Love / Gimme The Prize (France and Spain
only, September 1986) [discography]
One Vision
Track 1. Written by Queen, with original ideas from Roger. Length
5:09.
This track was also released as a remixed instrumental track,
retitled as 'Blurred Vision'.
The 'Queen Rocks' album features the full album version.
Excerpts from the recording of the track appear on the 'The Magic Years -
Volume I' video and 'Greatest Video Hits
II' DVD, as the Making Of 'One
Vision' feature.
The Greatest Video
Hits II DVD also features a mimed performance of the single
version from Montreux 1986 and a surround sound
mix.
Details are also available of two unreleased early versions, and another
early demo titled 'A Kind Of Vision'
which features elements from both this track and 'A Kind Of Magic'.
1. Single Version (4:01) (on all singles, the 'A Kind Of Magic'
3" CD single, the 2011 double-disc reissue, 'Greatest Hits
II', 'Absolute Greatest' and in the 'Queen Singles Collection 3'
boxed set; features sections 0:11 to 0:19, 0:43 to 1:15 and 1:31
to 4:54, fading out. It also has some remixing, including the
removal of the drums over the intro keyboards)
2. Extended Version
(6:28) (on the 12" single, the US Hollywood Records CD, the
'Queen Rocks' video, 'Greatest Video Hits II', and as a bonus
video on the 2011 iTunes LP)
3. 'Just For Fun Version' 1 (0:43) (on the 'The Magic Years'
volume 1 video; similar music, but completely different lyrics)
4. 'Just For Fun Version' 2 (0:56) (on 'Greatest Video Hits II'
only; slightly longer than the above version, with additional
lyrics towards the end)
5. Instrumental
Version (4:07) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD, DVD and
video; an instrumental version of the single version, but with a
longer fade out, retaining some backing vocals)
6. 'Classic Queen' Version (4:36) (on the album only; the same as
the album version, but loses some of the early intro, starting at
0:11. It continues as the album version but fades out, the same
as the single version, by 4:54)
7. Promo Edit (3:46) (only on a US 7" promo single; similar
to the single version, but trims more of the intro) (unknown
lyrics)
8. Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert Insert (0:58) (an edit of the single
version from 1:49 to 2:18, then 3:31 onwards)
9. The Eye Edit (0:31)
(similar to the album intro)
10. The Eye Instrumental Edit (2:24) (instrumental version of the
single version from approx 1:30 to 3:52, with more prominent
bass)
11. 'A Sample
Of Magic' Promo Excerpt (0:59) (available on the promo CD
only, this is a straight excerpt of the track from approximately
0:32 to 1:31)
12. 'Eight
Good Reasons To Buy 'Greatest Hits II'' Promo Edit (0:40) (on
the promo cassette only, seguing from 'I Want It All' and into
'The Show Must Go On', containing the sections from approximately
0:40 to 1:03 and then 1:35 to 1:51)
13. Rock Band Video Game Version (4:01) (available as part of the
'Queen 01' and 'Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack' downloads only; this is
the single version, with slight remixing throughout)
1. Live
At Wembley, First Night (5:45) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2011 DVD)
2. Live
At Wembley, First Night Edit (5:10) (available on the 'A Kind
Of Magic' 2011 double-disc reissue; an edit of the above version,
fading out from around 4:57 to 5:10)
3. Live
At Wembley, First Night Promo Edit (4:04) (available on the
'Queen 40' red US Promo CD only; this is a further edit of the
track, which fades in on the last keyboard note of the intro)
4. Live At Wembley,
Second Night (5:47) (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, on
12 July 1986)
5. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 1 (0:25) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the above
version from 1:17 to 1:42)
6. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 2 (1:00) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD 'Queen Cam' Brian screen; an edit of the above
live version from 1:15 to 2:15)
7. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Edit 1 (5:11) (available on the 'Queen Rocks
Volume 4' US Promo CD only; an edit of the above version, fading
out just after the 'fried chicken' lyric)
8. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Edit 2 (4:10) (available as a streaming video as
part of the 'Absolute Greatest' release; an edit of the above
version from around 0:48 to 4:58, fading in later and ending
suddenly after 'fried chicken')
9. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (5:35) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
10. Live Magic (5:08)
(recorded at Knebworth Park, England, on 9 August 1986)
1. Live
In Ukraine (3:03) (recorded in Kharkov, Ukraine, on 12
September 2008)
2. Official
Download, Riga 2008 (3:04) (recorded in Riga, Latvia, on 19
September 2008)
1. London
Cast Recording (3:53)
2. Spanish Cast Recording (3:47) (lyrics in Spanish)
3. German
Cast Recording (3:47) (lyrics in both German and English)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
(God works in mysterious ways) yeah it's a
(Mysterious ways) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
(undecipherable distorted lyrics) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
I
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
Hey
One man, one goal
Hah, one mission
One heart, one soul
Just one solution
One flash of light
Yeah one God one vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, gimme one vision, yeah
No wrong and no right
I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white
No blood and no stain
All we need is one world wide vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One race, one hope, one real decision
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I had a dream when I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they've done to my dream
Yeah
One vision
So give me your hands
Give me your hearts
I'm ready
There's only one direction
One world and one nation
Yeah, one vision
No hate, no fight, just excitation
All through the night it's a celebration
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, yeah
One, one, one, one, one, one, one
One vision, hey
Hey, one vision
(God works in mysterious ways)
One vision
One vision, hey, gimme
One vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision
Gimme one night, yeah
Gimme one hope, hey
Just gimme
One man, one man
One bar, one day
One day, hey, hey
Just gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Fried chicken
Vision, vision, vision, vision, vision
Yeah it's a
(God works in mysterious ways)
(Mysterious ways)
Yeah it's a
One man, one goal, one true religion
One dump, one turd to fit John Deacon
Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Chicken feed baby
One heart, one soul, one sex position
One flash, one light
One God, that one religion
One shrimp, one prawn, one clam, one chicken
Brian: Sorry, censored
Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah
One man, one goal, one v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-vision
A
Kind Of Magic
Track 2. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 4:24.
The extended version was edited and retitled as 'A Kind Of 'A Kind Of Magic''
and appears on the original UK and US CD albums.
The Greatest Video
Hits II DVD features a mimed performance of the album version
from Montreux 1986 and a surround sound
mix.
An early demo titled 'A Kind Of
Vision' featured elements from both this track and 'One Vision'.
1. Highlander Version (4:18) (on the 2011 double-disc reissue
only; this is the full version of the track with 'magic noises'
at the start, and a lengthy instrumental outro; it is a much
heavier version of the track, before Freddie turned it into a
'pop' song)
2. Highlander Version Edit 1 (3:08) (only in the film
'Highlander', over the end credits, this is a shorter edit of the
full version)
3. Highlander Version Edit 2 (4:08) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD, on the picture gallery; an edit of the full
version, fading out around 11 seconds earlier at the end)
4. Extended
Version (6:23) (on the 12" single and the '12"
Collection' boxed-set only album)
5. Extended
Version Edit (3:36) (on the original UK and US CD albums,
retitled as 'A Kind Of A Kind Of Magic'; this is the same as the
above version but starts at 2:48)
6. 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' Edit (4:10) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke
Hits' DVD only; this is an edit which fades out earlier)
7. 'Greatest Flix I & II' Video-CD Edit (4:16) (another
slight edit which fades out earlier)
8. Instrumental
Version (4:13) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD, DVD and
video; this is an instrumental version of the above track, which
adds four fingerclicks at the start, and retains some backing
vocals)
9. 'Greatest Hits II' Edit (4:21) (a slight edit, which fades out
from around 4:09 onwards)
10. The Eye
Instrumental (4:23) (an instrumental version with fewer
lyrics than the above version, and heavier feel)
11. Menu Edit (1:38) (on the 'Highlander - The Immortal Edition'
DVD; the same as the Highlander Version, fading from 1:28
onwards; used on the 'extras' menu within the DVD)
12. The Eye Vocal Sample (0:03) (a sample of Freddie saying 'Ha,
ha, ha, ha, it's magic')
13. The Eye Excerpt
(0:22) (only available within the game; a short edit of the album
version from 0:09 to 0:32)
14. The Eye Excerpt
(0:10) (only available within the game; a short edit of the album
version from 0:23 to 0:33)
15. 'Greatest Video Hits II' Menu Edit 1 (0:56) (on the main menu
of both discs; a selection of 'magic' sound effects from the
original track; includes only the lyrics 'magic, magic, magic,
gimme kind, magic)
16. 'Greatest Video Hits II' Menu Edit 2 (1:00) (on the first
song selection screen; seems to be the above menu edit, but
features very short excerpts and sound effects from the first
nine tracks on the set; additional lyrics are 'radio' and 'I
want, I want, I want, I want to break free')
17. 'Greatest Video Hits II' Menu Edit 3 (1:00) (on the second
song selection screen; seems to be the above menu edit, but
features very short excerpts and sound effects from the rest of
the tracks on the set; additional lyrics are 'you don't waste no
time at all', and 'one, one, one, one, one, one, one')
18. 'A Sample
Of Magic' Promo Excerpt (1:04) (available on the promo CD
only, this is a straight excerpt of the track from the start to
approximately 1:05)
19. 'Eight
Good Reasons To Buy 'Greatest Hits II'' Promo Edit (0:58) (on
the promo cassette only, seguing into 'Radio Ga Ga', containing
the sections from the start to 0:40 and then 1:17 to 1:37)
1. Magic
Tour Rehearsal (1:52) (recorded at rehearsals in May/June
1986; on the 'Live At Wembley Stadium' 2003 and 2011 DVD, this is
only the end of the song)
2. Mannheim 1986
(5:51) (recorded at Maimarktgelande, Mannheim, Germany, on 21
June 1986; available on the 'On Air' 6CD set; this is a slight
edit, which loses some of the introduction)
3. Live
At Wembley, First Night (6:46) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2003 and 2011 DVD's,
the 2003 US CD reissue, and as a bonus video on the 2011 iTunes
LP)
4. Live At Wembley,
Second Night (6:21) (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, on
12 July 1986)
5. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Edit (5:32) (on the video only, this version
fades in after 0:49)
6. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 1 (0:25) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the above
version from 1:35 to 2:00)
7. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 2 (1:03) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD main menus; an edit of the above version from
0:41 to 1:44)
8. Live At Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 3 (0:12) (on the 'Live
At Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD when the DVD's first load; an
instrumental edit of the above version from 0:28 to 0:40)
9. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 4 (0:32) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2011 DVD when you first enter the main menus; an edit of
the above version from 0:51 to 1:23)
10. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 5 (0:29) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD when the main menus repeat; an edit of
the above version from 1:21 to 1:50)
11. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 6 (0:02) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD main menus when you press play; an edit
of the above version from 4:30 to 4:32)
12. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 7 (0:02) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD main menus when you press song select;
an edit of the above version from 3:04 to 3:06)
13. Live At Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 8 (0:03) (on the 'Live
At Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD main menus when you press audio and
subtitles; an instrumental edit of the above version from 6:17 to
6:20)
14. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 9 (0:28) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD on the first song selection screens; an
edit of the above version from 1:06 to 1:35)
15. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 10 (0:29) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD on the second song selection screens;
an edit of the above version from 1:36 to 2:06)
16. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 11 (0:30) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD on the third song selection screens; an
edit of the above version from 2:04 to 2:34)
17. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 12 (0:30) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD on the fourth song selection screens;
an edit of the above version from 2:29 to 2:59)
18. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 13 (0:29) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD subtitle menu on disc 1 and audio menu
on disc 2; an edit of the above version from 4:39 to 5:08)
19. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 14 (0:32) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2011 DVD extra menu on disc 2; an edit of the
above version from 4:03 to 4:35)
20. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (6:27) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
21. Live Magic
(5:24) (contains elements from the Budapest show on 27 July, and
Knebworth on 9 August, available on the 'Live Magic' CD only)
22. Live Magic Edit
(4:41) (on the 'Live Magic' UK LP, UK Cassette, Japanese original
CD and Japanese 1994 CD only; this is as above, but loses the
section from 3:50 to 4:33)
23. Official
Download, Hamburg 2008 (4:36) (recorded in Hamburg, Germany,
on 5 October 2008, with lead vocals by Roger)
24. Official
Download, Murcia 2008 (4:58) (recorded in Murcia, Spain, on
24 October 2008, with lead vocals by Roger)
25. Official
Download, Vienna 2008 (4:59) (recorded in Vienna, Austria, on
1 November 2008, with vocals by Roger)
1. Official
Download, Antwerp 2005 (5:45) (recorded in Antwerp, Belgium,
on 20 April 2005)
2. Official
Download, Birmingham 2005 (5:40) (recorded in Birmingham,
England, on 6 May 2005)
3. Return
Of The Champions (6:00) (recorded in Sheffield, England, on 9
May 2005)
4. Super
Live In Japan (6:26) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 27 October
2005; not released on the Highlights CD/DVD)
5. Live
In Ukraine (5:31) (recorded in Kharkov, Ukraine, on 12
September 2008; only available as part of the Amazon download)
6. Official
Download, Moscow 2008 (5:44) (recorded in Moscow, Russia, on
16 September 2008)
1. The
Mick Ronson Memorial Concert (6:11) (recorded at the
Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 29 April 1994)
2. The
Mick
Ronson Memorial Concert (5:39) (recorded at the Hammersmith
Odeon, London, on 29 April 1994; on the 2001 reissue of the above
album, as a bonus video track, this fades in later at the start)
1. London
Cast Recording (3:27)
2. Spanish Cast Recording (3:23) (lyrics in Spanish)
3. German
Cast Recording (3:30)
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic (reversed lyric: 'Of what should be')
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal
One golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn (ahhh) of sanity
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooooh)
Is this a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon be done
This is a kind of magic
There can be only one (one, one, one)
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
Done
Magic
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
Magic, magic, magic, magic
Magic
Ha, ha, ha, ha, it's magic
Ha, ha
Yeah, yeah
Wow
It's a kind of magic
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal
One golden glance of what should be
(It's no good)
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity
Is this a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn (ahhh) of sanity
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooooh)
This is (this is) a kind (a kind) of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon be done
This is a kind of magic
A kind of magic
One
Year Of Love
Track 3. Written by John Deacon. Length 4:27.
Details are also available of an unreleased early version.
Lynton Naiff (strings arrangement)
Steve Gregory (saxophone)
1. Highlander Version (1:44) (only in the film 'Highlander'; an
edit, retaining some lyrics. This is similar to the album version
but the saxophone is different, as is some orchestral music)
2. Extended
Version (6:37) (only on the 'Highlander Immortal Edition'
companion CD in the USA only; extended with many more
instrumental and orchestral sections, and the verses are
rearranged)
3. Promo Edit (3:46) (on a US 1992 promo CD only; this is
identical to the album version but loses a large part of the
instrumental outro, from around 3:39 to 4:17)
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you
I'm falling apart all around you, yeah
My heart cries out to your heart
I'm lonely but you can save me
My hand reaches out for your hand
I'm cold but you light the fire in me
My lips search for your lips
I'm hungry for your touch
There's so much left unspoken
And all I can do is surrender
To the moment, just surrender
And no-one ever told me that love would hurt so much (oooh, yes
it hurts)
And pain is so close to pleasure
And all I can do (oooh, oooh, oooh-oooh) is surrender
To your love (oooh, oooh, oooh-oooh) just surrender to your love
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you
I'm falling apart all around you
And all I can do is surrender
Pain Is So Close To Pleasure
Track 4. Written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon. Length 4:21.
1. Single Remix (3:58) (on the 2011 double-disc reissue, in the
'Queen Singles Collection 3' boxed set, and presumably on all
singles; it has a different intro, and loses some instrumental
sections (including 1:32 to 1:49); it is also slightly faster,
and has a much punchier feel)
2. Extended
Version (5:57) (on the 12" single and the '12'
Collection' boxed-set only album)
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, everybody knows
One day we love each other then we're fighting one another all
the time (oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh)
When I was young and just getting started
And people talked to me they sounded broken hearted
Then I grew up and got my imagination
And all I wanted was to start a new relation
So in love but love had a bad reaction (ooooh, oooh-ooh-ooh)
I was looking for some good old satisfaction
But pain is all I got when all I needed was some love and
affection
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
Pain and pleasure
Oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh
Pain and pleasure
When your plans go wrong and you turn out the light
But inside of your mind you put out all fire
Where are the answers that we're all searching for
There's nothing in this world to be sure of any more
Some days you're feeling good, some days you're feeling bad
But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad
Let the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your face (oooooh)
For better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our
years
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, I told you so
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
Pain and pleasure
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
All your life
Ooh-ooh-oooh
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Pain - pleasure
Friends Will Be Friends
Track 5. Written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon. Length 4:07.
The extended version was edited and retitled as 'Friends Will Be
Friends Will Be Friends' and appears on the original UK and
US CD albums, and the 2011 double-disc reissue.
The drums at the very end of the video on 'Greatest Video Hits
II' are slightly different to that on 'Greatest Flix II'.
The Greatest Video
Hits II DVD features a mimed performance of the album version
from Montreux 1986 and a surround
sound mix.
1. Extended
Version (6:13) (on the 12" single only)
2. Extended
Version Edit (5:57) (on the original UK and US CD albums, and
the 2011 double-disc reissue, retitled as 'Friends Will Be
Friends Will Be Friends'; this is the same as above, but with the
section from 3:53 to 4:15 edited out)
3. Video Version (4:15) (on 'Greatest Flix II' and 'Greatest
Video Hits II'; same as the album version, but features the
audience singing, and an additional chorus sung by the audience;
the 'Greatest Video Hits II' version contains slightly more
audience noise, adding a few seconds to the length)
4. Instrumental
Version 1 (4:15) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD, DVD and
video, and also 'Greatest Video Hits II' disc 2, on the 'A Kind
Of Magic' menu; an instrumental version of the video version,
retaining some backing vocals)
5. Instrumental
Version 2 (4:07) (on the Korean 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD
only; apparently this is an instrumental version of the album
version, retaining some backing vocals)
6. 'A Sample
Of Magic' Promo Excerpt (0:55) (available on the promo CD
only, this is a straight excerpt of the track from the start to
approximately 0:55)
1. Live
At Wembley, First Night (2:02) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2011 DVD only)
2. Live At
Wembley, Second Night (2:02) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 12 July 1986)
3. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 1 (0:25) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the
above version from 0:58 to 1:23)
4. Live At
Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 2 (1:00) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2003 DVD 'Queen Cam' menu; an edit of the above
version from 0:01 to 1:01)
5. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (2:00) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
6. Live Magic
(1:07) (recorded at Knebworth Park, England, on 9 August 1986)
Another red letter day
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating
The other half ran away
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber
Got a pain in the chest
Doctors on strike what you need is a rest
It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends
Right till the end
Now it's a beautiful day
The postman delivered a letter from your lover
Only a phone call away
You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number
As a matter of fact
You're getting used to life without him in your way
It's so easy now, 'cos you got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends
Right till the end
It's so easy now, 'cos you got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand, friends will be friends
Right till the end
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cos right till the end
Friends will be friends, yeah, yeah
Friends will be friends
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends
Right till the end
Who Wants To Live Forever
Track 6. Written by Brian May. Length 5:14.
Brian May sings the first verse and some other lead vocals. The
track also features the National Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged
by Michael Kamen and Brian May, and recorded by Eric Thomlinson
at Abbey Road Studios.
This track is also available as a piano version called 'Forever', which appears on the original UK
and US CD albums, the Hollywood Records CD album, and also the
'Highlander' promo CD, labelled as a demo.
The 'Classic Queen' album contains the full album version, while
'Greatest Hits II' and 'Absolute Greatest' contain an edit.
This track was later recorded by Ian &
Belinda featuring Brian, Roger and John, and as a duet by Jennifer
Rush and Brian May.
Details are also available of the 'Greatest Video Hits II' surround
sound mix and an early demo.
1. Single Version (4:01) (on all singles, and the 'Queen Singles
Collection 3' boxed set; this is the album version until 3:35, it
then repeats the chorus from 3:11 to 3:35 and fades out from 3:26
onwards)
2. Video Version (4:01) (on 'Greatest Flix II', 'Greatest Video
Hits II' and the 'Classic Queen' video; this is the same as the
above single version, but has an extra guitar burst at 3:19)
3. 'Greatest Hits II' Edit (4:55) (on the album, and on 'Absolute
Greatest'; this loses part of the instrumental outro from 3:55 to
4:15)
4. 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' Edit (3:58) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke
Hits' DVD only; this is a slight edit of the video version, which
fades out earlier)
5. Instrumental
Version (3:58) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD, DVD and
video; an instrumental version of the above edit, retaining some
backing vocals)
6. 'Eight
Good Reasons To Buy 'Greatest Hits II'' Promo Edit (0:26) (on
the promo cassette only, seguing from 'Under Pressure' and into
'I Want It All', containing the section from approximately 3:13
to 3:39)
1. Highlander Version 1 (4:31) (only in the film 'Highlander';
similar to the album version, with Freddie singing the first two
verses. The rest is instrumental (with film dialogue), with more
orchestral parts than the album version)
2. Highlander Version 2 (1:19) (only in the film 'Highlander'; a
short orchestral version of the track, with no vocals but
includes film dialogue)
3. Highlander Orchestral Version 1 (4:37) (only available on the 'Highlander' promo
CD; a full length orchestral version, without any lyrics or
dialogue)
4. Highlander Orchestral Version 2 (1:44) (only available on the 'Highlander' promo
CD; very similar to Highlander Version 2, but with a full
outro and loses the film dialogue)
5. Highlander Orchestral Version 3 (0:31) (only available on the 'Highlander' promo
CD; a short edit which forms parts of other tracks; again
this is fully orchestral without lyrics or dialogue)
6. The Alps New Version (2:30) (only available in the film; a new
instrumental version created by Brian, featuring acoustic and
electric guitar, piano, and orchestral music)
7. The
Alps Album Version Reworked Edit (1:49) (only available in
the film; contains the album version from 0:21 to 0:57 (retaining
one line of vocals only), then 4:15 to 4:35, then a new section
which is the instrumental version from 1:25 to 2:05 but with a
new solo from Brian)
1. Live
At Wembley, First Night (3:58) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2011 DVD only)
2. Live
At Wembley, Second Night (3:58) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 12 July 1986)
3. Live
At Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 1 (0:25) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the
above version from 1:43 to 2:08)
4. Live
At Wembley, Second Night Excerpt 2 (1:00) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2003 DVD 'Road To Wembley' menu; an edit of the
above version from 1:19 to 2:19)
5. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (3:58) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
1. Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert (4:00) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 20 April 1992, with lead vocals by Seal)
1. London
Cast Recording (4:17)
2. Spanish Cast Recording (4:17) (lyrics in Spanish)
3. German
Cast Recording (4:39)
There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away from us
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever, oooh, oooh
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever (oooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Who dares to love forever
Oh, ooh-ooh, when love must die
But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
Forever is our today
Who waits forever anyway?
Gimme The Prize
(Kurgan's Theme)
Track 7. Written by Brian May. Length 4:32.
All lyrics in italics are taken from the film 'Highlander'. The
opening dialogue comes from a news report, while the other
dialogue is spoken by Kurgan (Clancy Brown).
The four versions for 'The Eye' are identical, apart from the
vocals which are included.
1. Highlander Version (0:43) (only in the film 'Highlander'; a
very short version, similar to the album version from 0:23 to
1:05)
2. The
Eye Version 1 (4:01) (a remix, retaining Freddie's vocals but
not Kurgan's)
3. The Eye Version 2 (4:01) (a full instrumental remix)
4. The
Eye Version 3 (4:01) (a remix, retaining both Freddie and
Kurgan's vocals)
5. Instrumental
Remix For 'The Eye' (4:01) (on the 'No-One But You' single,
and in the 'Queen Singles Collection 4' boxed set; a remix,
retaining Kurgan's vocals but not Freddie's)
The garage and water from the sprinkler
It also left a man's decapitated body lying on the floor next to
his own severed head
A head which has this time has no name
I know his name
Here I am
I'm the master of your destiny, ha, ha
I am the one, the only one
I am the God of kingdom come
Gimme the prize
Just gimme the prize
Give me your kings
Let me squeeze them in my hands, hey, hey, hey, hey
Your puny princes
Your so-called leaders of your land
I'll eat them whole before I'm done
The battle's fought and the game is won
I am the one, the only one
I am the God of kingdom come
Gimme the prize
Just gimme the prize
Gimme the prize
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Now you die
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
I have something to say
It's better to burn out than to fade away
There can be only one
Move over
I said move over
Hey, hey, hey
Clear the way
There's no escape from my authority
Didn't I tell you
I am the one, the only one
I am the God of kingdom come
Gimme the prize (gimme the prize)
Just gimme the prize (gimme the prize)
I am the one, the only one
I am the God of kingdom come
Just gimme the prize
There can be only one
Don't Lose Your Head
Track 8. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 4:38.
Joan Armatrading provides incidental vocals for this track.
Parts of the second film version were also used in a trailer for the film.
'A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling' is a retitled instrumental
version (with other changes) of the track
1. Film Version 1 (0:20) (only in the film 'Highlander'; a short
instrumental version, quite similar to the album version, but
with more guitar)
2. Film Version 2 (2:13) (only in the film 'Highlander'; a long
instrumental version, again similar to the album version, but
with more synthesisers; it segues into 'New York, New York')
3. 'A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling' Single Version (4:43) (on
the 'A Kind Of Magic' 7" and 3" CD singles, the US
'Princes Of The Universe' single, and in the 'Queen Singles
Collection 3' boxed set; an instrumental remix, with new
percussion and synthesisers)
4. 'A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling' Extended Version (4:58) (on
the 'A Kind Of Magic' 12" single only; this is the single
version but with an 16 second longer intro)
5. The Eye Instrumental Edit 1 (1:57) (an instrumental version;
similar to the first 1:50 but with other changes and heavier
bass)
6. The Eye Instrumental Edit 2 (0:26) (on 'The Art Of Queen The
Eye' CD-Rom only; an edit of the start of edit 1)
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head (don't lose your head)
No, don't lose your head (don't lose your head)
Hear what I say
Don't lose your way, yeah
Remember, love's stronger
Remember love walks tall
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your heart (don't lose your heart)
No, don't lose your heart (don't lose your heart)
Hear what I say, hear what I say, yeah
Don't lose your way, don't lose your way, yeah
Remember, love's stronger
Remember love walks through walls
Don't drink and drive your car
Don't get breathalysed
Don't lose your head
If you make it to the top and you wanna stay alive
Don't lose your head
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooooh, ooh-ooh-oooh
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head (don't lose your head)
No, don't lose your head (don't lose your head)
Hear what I say, hear what I say, yeah
Don't lose your way, hey, don't lose your way, yeah
Remember, love's stronger
Remember love conquers all
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head, don't lose your head
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head
Yeah, yeah
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head (hey, hey, hey, hey,
yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't lose your, don't lose your, don't lose your, don't lose
your
Don't lose your, don't lose your, don't lose your, don't lose
your head
Don't lose your head, don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Princes Of The Universe
Track 9. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:31.
Parts of the film version were also used in a trailer for the film. Other
edits were used in the various 'Highliander' TV series, but as
they are unreleased, they will not be included here.
Details are also available of the 'Greatest Video Hits II' surround
sound mix and an early master Townhouse
demo.
1. Video Version (3:31) (available on the 'Greatest Flix III'
video, 'Greatest Video Hits II' DVD and 'Highlander' Immortal
edition DVD; this is the same as the above version but adds some
dialogue from Christopher Lambert)
2. Highlander Version (2:55) (only in the film; similar to the
album version, but features lengthy drum/guitar instrumental
after 1:15)
3. The Eye Instrumental Edit (1:07) (an instrumental version of
0:25 to 1:27 with prominent bass and some extra percussion)
4. Menu Edit (0:56) (on the 'Highlander - The Immortal Edition'
DVD; from 0:25 to 1:20 of the Film version, ending in a fade,
used on the main menu)
Here we are, born to be kings
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting to survive
In a world with the darkest powers
Hey
And here we are, we're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting for survival
We've come to be the rulers of your world
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings, yeah
I have no rival, no man can be my equal
Take me to the future of your world
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
No man could understand, my power is in my own hand
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, people talk about you
People say you've had your day
I'm a man that will go far
Fly the moon and reach for the stars
With my sword and head held high
Got to pass the test first time, yeah
I know that people talk about me, I hear it every day
But I can prove them wrong 'cos I'm right first time
Yeah, yeah
Alright, let's go, let's go
Ha, ha
Yeah, yeah, watch this man fly, wow
Bring on the girls
Come on, come on, come on
Here we are, here we are, born to be kings, we're the princes of
the universe
Here we belong
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
A Kind Of 'A Kind Of Magic'
Written by Roger Taylor. Length 3:36.
This track is simply the second half of the extended version of 'A Kind Of Magic'. The track is only
available as track 10 on the original UK and US CD albums, and
was omitted from the 2011 double-disc reissue.
Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends
Written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon. Length 5:57.
This is an edit of the extended version of 'Friends Will Be Friends'.
The track is available as track 11 on the original UK and US CD
albums, and as a bonus track on the 2011 double-disc reissue.
Forever
Written by Brian May. Length 3:20.
This track is a piano version of 'Who Wants To Live Forever'.
The track is available as track 12 on the original UK and US CD
albums, on the US Hollywood Records CD album, and as a bonus
track on the 2011 double-disc reissue. It also appears on the
12" single, in the 'Queen Singles Collection 3' boxed set,
within the 'Queen: The Eye' game, on the double disc 'Forever'
compilation, and on the 'Highlander' promo CD, incorrectly
described as a demo.
Blurred
Vision
Non Album Track. Written by Queen. Length 4:41.
This track is only available on the 'One Vision' singles, in the
boxed-set only 'Complete Vision' LP, and in the 'Queen Singles
Collection 3' boxed set.
The track is derived from 'One Vision';
it is very similar to the album version from 3:51 to 4:25. It has
very prominent percussion, and retains only selected vocals from
the original. It also retains some of the ending of the song
(from about 4:25 onwards), but adds a new keyboard outro.
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
Yeah it's a
Yeah it's a
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
One vision
One vision (God works in mysterious ways)
One vision
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
(God works in mysterious ways)
Yeah it's a, one vision
One, one, one, one, one
One vision
Yeah it's a, one vision
I had a dream
One vision
I had a dream
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
Yeah it's a
I had a dream
One vision
One vision
One vision
One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one
(God works in mysterious ways)
One vision
One, one, one, one, one, one, one
One vision
Hey, one vision, hey
Hey
Hey, hey
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision
Gimme one night, yeah
Gimme one hope, hey
Just gimme
One man, one man
One bar, one day
One day, hey, hey
Just gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Fried chicken
Vision, vision, vision, vision, vision
A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling
Non Album Track. Written by Roger Taylor.
This track is only available on the 'A Kind Of Magic' singles in
the UK, or on the 'Princes Of The Universe' single in the USA.
It is an instrumental remix of 'Don't
Lose Your Head'.
A Kind Of Vision
Available on the 2011 double-disc reissue only. Length 3:22.
This is a demo version, recorded in August 1985, which features
elements of both 'A Kind Of Magic'
and 'One Vision', which were later
split into two separate songs. It features Freddie on vocals,
with a drum machine beat and synthesisers. The lyrics, while
similar to those later included in both songs, are obviously
incomplete, so the track features the same verses repeated, with
a few lyric changes.
One man, one soul
One vision, one goal
One golden glance
Of what should be
One flash of light
Oh, happy day
One man, one vision
That showed the way
The bell that rings
Inside your mind
It shouts, it sings
Of changing times
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity
One man, one soul, one vision
One race, one goal, one vision
One rage that lasts a thousand years
One man, one soul, one vision
One flash of light
Oh, happy day
One man, one vision
That showed the way
The bell that rings
Inside your mind
It shouts, it sings
Of changing times
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity, yeah
One man, one soul, one vision
One race, one goal, one vision
One rage that lasts a thousand years
One man, one soul, one vision
Yeah, one vision
One soul
New
York, New York
Non Album Track. Written by Fred Ebb. Length 0:36.
This track was originally recorded by Liza Minelli in 1977 and
later by Frank Sinatra, which reached no. 4 when re-released in
1986.
This was the first non-live Queen track to be released which they
did not write (one of only two to date).
The track is only available in the 'Highlander' film, and segues
from the longer version of 'Don't
Lose Your Head'.
Yeah
Feel like I'd make it there
I'd make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Yum
Piano Solo
(also
known as 'Butterfly')
Non Album Track. Presumably written by Brian May.
This track features Brian May playing the piano, and does not
appear as part of any other track.
It appears on the 'The Magic Years -
Volume I' video and on 'Greatest Video Hits
II' within 'The
Making Of One Vision', and is approximately 1:05 in length.
The version on 'Greatest Video Hits II' begins over the top of an
excerpt of 'One Vision', whilst the version on 'Magic Years' has
interviews over the top, however the two versions are otherwise
very similar.
Some sources suggest this song evolved into the 2008 Queen + Paul
Rodgers track 'Some
Things That Glitter', but I cannot hear any similarities
myself.
Highlander
Trailer Medley
Available on the standard UK 'Highlander' DVD and the US
'Immortal Edition' DVD as an extra feature. Length 0:53.
This is a medley comprising part of 'Don't Lose Your Head' and 'Princes Of The Universe'.
The versions seem slightly 'rougher' than the film versions, and
feature different dialogue.
The medley features 0:11 to 0:40 of 'Don't Lose Your Head'
(version 2) and 0:32 to 0:56 of 'Princes Of The Universe', and
ends in a fade.
And here we are, we're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting for survival
We've come to be the rulers of your world