Greatest_Hits_II_(Queen_album)

Greatest Hits II
Greatest Hits II
Greatest hits album by Queen
Released	28 October 1991
Recorded	1981–1990 ; 1981–1995 (2011 Japan reissue edition)
Genre	Rock
Length	76:32
Label	EMI/Parlophone (Europe); Hollywood (North America);
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<i>Greatest Hits II</i> (Queen album)

Greatest Hits II (Queen album)

1991 greatest hits album by Queen

Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 October 1991.^[3] The album consisted of Queen's biggest hits between 1981 and 1991, from the UK chart-topper "Under Pressure" to "The Show Must Go On".

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The compilation Greatest Hits II reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and is the tenth best-selling album in the UK with sales of 3.9 million copies as of 2014.^[4] It is the seventh best-selling album in Germany,^[5] the thirteenth best-selling album in France,^[6] and the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Finland.^[7]^[8] Accumulated sales (Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 25 million worldwide.^[9]^[10]

Freddie Mercury designed the crest on the album cover, using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos (Roger Taylor and John Deacon), one Cancer (Brian May) and one Virgo (Mercury).^[11]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
NME	4/10^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"A Kind of Magic"	Roger Taylor	A Kind of Magic, 1986	4:22
2.	"Under Pressure" (with David Bowie)	Queen, David Bowie	Hot Space, 1982	3:57
3.	"Radio Ga Ga"	Taylor	The Works, 1984	5:43
4.	"I Want It All" (single mix)	Queen (Brian May)	The Miracle, 1989	4:01
5.	"I Want to Break Free" (single mix)	John Deacon	The Works, 1984	4:18

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
6.	"Innuendo"	Queen (Mercury/Taylor)	Innuendo, 1991	6:27
7.	"It's a Hard Life"	Freddie Mercury	The Works, 1984	4:09
8.	"Breakthru"	Queen (Mercury/Taylor)	The Miracle, 1989	4:09
9.	"Who Wants to Live Forever"	May	A Kind of Magic, 1986	5:16

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
10.	"Headlong"	Queen (May)	Innuendo, 1991	4:37
11.	"The Miracle"	Queen (Mercury/Deacon)	The Miracle, 1989	5:01
12.	"I'm Going Slightly Mad"	Queen (Mercury)	Innuendo, 1991	4:22
13.	"The Invisible Man"	Queen (Taylor)	The Miracle, 1989	3:58

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Hammer to Fall" (single mix)	May	The Works, 1984	3:40
15.	"Friends Will Be Friends"	Mercury, Deacon	A Kind of Magic, 1986	4:08
16.	"The Show Must Go On"	Queen (May)	Innuendo, 1991	4:37
17.	"One Vision" (single mix)	Queen (Taylor)	A Kind of Magic, 1986	4:02
Total length:				76:32

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Kind of Magic" (early fade)	4:22
2.	"Under Pressure" (edited version)	3:58
3.	"Radio Ga Ga"	5:43
4.	"I Want It All" (single version)	4:01
5.	"I Want to Break Free" (single remix)	4:18
6.	"Innuendo"	6:27
7.	"It's a Hard Life"	4:09
8.	"Breakthru"	4:09
9.	"Who Wants to Live Forever" (edited version)	4:57
10.	"Headlong" (original Innuendo LP edit)	4:33
11.	"The Miracle" (early fade)	4:54
12.	"I'm Going Slightly Mad" (original Innuendo LP edit)	4:07
13.	"The Invisible Man"	3:58
14.	"Hammer to Fall" (single version)	3:40
15.	"Friends Will Be Friends"	4:10
16.	"The Show Must Go On" (early fade-out)	4:23
17.	"One Vision" (single version)	4:01
Total length:		75:57

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"I Was Born to Love You" (From Made in Heaven, 1995)	Mercury	4:48
Total length:			79:53

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[43]	Diamond	500,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[44]	8× Platinum	560,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[45]	4× Platinum	200,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[46]	2× Platinum	500,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[47]	Gold	10,000^‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[48]	2× Platinum	149,622^[48]
France (SNEP)^[49]	Diamond	1,000,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[50]	9× Gold	2,250,000^{^}
Italy sales: October 1991 - February 1992	—	500,000^[51]
Italy (FIMI)^[52] sales since 2009	Platinum	50,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[53]	Platinum	250,000^[54]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[55]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[56]	Gold	10,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[57]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[58]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[59]	5× Platinum	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[60]	13× Platinum	3,900,000^[61]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.