A Kind of Magic (song)

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"A Kind of Magic"
UK single picture sleeve
Single by Queen
from the album A Kind of Magic
B-side	"A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling" (UK) "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)" (US)
Released	17 March 1986 (UK) 4 June 1986 (US)
Recorded	September 1985 – January 1986
Genre	Rock
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	EMI (UK) Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)	Roger Taylor
Producer(s)	Queen David Richards
Queen singles chronology
"One Vision" (1985) "A Kind of Magic" (1986) "Princes of the Universe" (1986)
Music video
"A Kind of Magic" on YouTube

"A Kind of Magic" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer, Roger Taylor, for the film Highlander and featured as the ending theme. The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, top ten in a number of European countries, and #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[1] The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, Greatest Hits II, and Classic Queen.^[2]