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The Golden Boy
1988 single by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.
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| "The Golden Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé | ||||
| from the album Barcelona | ||||
| B-side | "The Fallen Priest" (5:46) | |||
| Released | 24 October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover, gospel | |||
| Length | 6:05 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Number One |    [1] |
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.[2]
- Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, arrangements
- Montserrat Caballe - vocals
- Mike Moran - keyboards, programming, arrangements
- Madeline Bell - backing vocals
- Dennis Bishop - backing vocals
- Lance Ellington - backing vocals
- Miriam Stockley - backing vocals
- Peter Straker - backing vocals
- Mark Williamson - backing vocals
- Carol Woods - backing vocals
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Golden Boy" | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice | 6:05 |
| 2. | "The Fallen Priest" | Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice | 5:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Golden Boy" | 6:05 |
| 2. | "The Fallen Priest" | 5:46 |
| 3. | "The Golden Boy (Instrumental)" | 6:05 |
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[3]), 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.
- 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.
- "Freddie Mercury full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.