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Tracklist

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1Radio Ga Ga
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Stephan Wissnet (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording engineer and programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer programming:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drum machine, drums (drum set), vocoder and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler and guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
sampler:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer arranger:
Fred Mandel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Radio Ga Ga (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.855:48
2Tear It Up
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Tear It Up (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.253:27
3It’s a Hard Life
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
It’s a Hard Life (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.54:10
4Man on the Prowl
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest piano and guest solo piano [piano finale]:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Man on the Prowl (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.653:28
5Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’)
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer and programming:
Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
sampler programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
analog synthesizer, drum machine, drums (drum set), electronic drum set and vocoder:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler [demolition fairlight sampler]:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.85:11
6I Want to Break Free
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar] and bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest solo synthesizer and guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
edit of:
I Want to Break Free (single version) by Queen (UK rock group)
recording of:
I Want to Break Free (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4.353:20
7Keep Passing the Open Windows
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Keep Passing the Open Windows (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.55:23
8Hammer to Fall
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
other instruments [Demolition Fairlight] programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest other instruments [candy-floss]:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Hammer to Fall (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.554:29
9Is This the World We Created…?
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Is This the World We Created (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.752:17
10I Go Crazy
additional engineer:
Nigel Mills
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
I Go Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
43:43
11Radio Ga Ga (extended version)
recording of:
Radio Ga Ga
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
6:52
12I Want to Break Free (extended mix)
recording of:
I Want to Break Free
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
57:12

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Release

printed in:United States
mastering:George Marino (mastering engineer)