The Golden Boy

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 #83 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

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

Releases and track listing

7" vinyl release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Golden Boy"	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Jim Vallance	6:05
2.	"The Fallen Priest"	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Jim Vallance	5:46

12" vinyl release; 5" CD release
No.	Title	Length
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' performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse^[1]), 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

↑ Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Freddie Mercury

Studio albums	Mr. Bad Guy Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé)

Compilations	The Freddie Mercury Album/The Great Pretender Remixes The Solo Collection Lover of Life, Singer of Songs

Singles	"Love Kills" "I Was Born to Love You" "Made in Heaven" "Living on My Own" "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" "Time" "The Great Pretender" "Barcelona" "The Golden Boy" "How Can I Go On" "Barcelona" (re-issue) "In My Defence" "The Great Pretender" (re-issue) "Living on My Own" (remix) "Love Kills" (remix)

Related articles	Discography The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Queen Smile Ibex Larry Lurex The Mercury Phoenix Trust The Hectics Cirolana mercuryi Mercurana Mercury Logan Place

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