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1988 single by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
"The Golden Boy"
Single by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
from the album Barcelona
B-side"The Fallen Priest" (5:46)
Released24 October 1988
Recorded1987
GenreClassical crossover, gospel
Length6:05
LabelPolydor
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Tim Rice
Producer(s)
Freddie Mercury singles chronology
"Barcelona"
(1987) 		"The Golden Boy"
(1988) 		"How Can I Go On"
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One

"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.

Overview

Originally included in the 1988 album Barcelona, the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The Fallen Priest", as the B-side. An instrumental version of the song was included in both the 12" vinyl and the 5" CD single releases. The single reached #86 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Releases and track listing

7" vinyl single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Golden Boy"Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice6:05
2."The Fallen Priest"Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice5:46


12" vinyl; 5" CD singles
No.TitleLength
1."The Golden Boy"6:05
2."The Fallen Priest"5:46
3."The Golden Boy (Instrumental)"6:05

Videoclip

The song's music video is footage of the artists' miming performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse), where the song was performed along with "Barcelona" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.

References

  1. Beatmasters and P. P. Arnold (26 October 1988). "Review: Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé — "The Golden Boy" (Polydor)". Number One. No. 280. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 41.
  2. "Freddie Mercury full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
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