Big in Japan

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The backcover lists track 10 on CD2 as "10) We are the champions - God save the Queen", but on the disc they are actually 2 tracks (10 and 11), from that point on all track numbers are one off with the index on the back cover.

Annotation last modified on 2015-05-31 15:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Who Wants to Live Forever
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1987-07-12)
live recording of:
Who Wants to Live Forever? (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Limited (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:59
2One Vision
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1987-07-12)
live recording of:
One Vision (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
recording of:
One Vision
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
4:12
3A Kind of Magic
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1987-07-12)
live recording of:
A Kind of Magic (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
5:33
4Instrumental Jam
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1987-07-12)
3:03
5Radio Ga Ga
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
Radio Ga Ga (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
5:50
6I Want to Break Free
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
I Want to Break Free (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:24
7Jailhouse Rock
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live cover recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:39
8Medley: Baby I Don’t Care / Hello Mary Lou / Tutti Frutti
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1987-07-12)
live medley including a cover recording of:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1957)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1957)
publisher:
Belinda (London) Ltd. (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Hello Mary Lou (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
writer:
Cayet Mangiaracina and Gene Pitney
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., January Music, January Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Tutti Frutti (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
6:43
9We Will Rock You
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
We Will Rock You (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:18
10We Are the Champions
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
We Are the Champions (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:58
11God Save the Queen
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
God Save the Queen (UK rock group Queen’s version) (on 1985-05-11)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
electric guitar arranger:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
version of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
1:12
12I Can Hear Music
cover recording of:
I Can Hear Music
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO MUSIC INC (A) 301 (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:11
13Going Back
cover recording of:
Goin’ Back
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:57
14Under Pressure
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
live recording of:
Under Pressure (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Brian May (Queen guitarist), John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (, in 1981), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only), Mainman Saag (New York), Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music (, in 1981), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:49
15Another One Bites the Dust
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
live recording of:
Another One Bites the Dust (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. (, in 1980), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4:53
16I Want to Break Free
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
live recording of:
I Want to Break Free (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:35
17Tie Your Mother Down
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
live recording of:
Tie Your Mother Down (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:58
18Hammer to Fall
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
live recording of:
Hammer to Fall (from 1986-07-11 until 1986-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
5:24