Never Boring is a box set compilation of solo work by English musician Freddie Mercury, released on 11 October 2019.[3] The box set contains three CDs and a collection of promotional videos on both Blu-ray and DVD, as well as a 120-page hardbound book. All three discs were also issued individually on CD, vinyl, digital and streaming services.[4]
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Released | 11 October 2019 | |||
Recorded | 1983–2019 | |||
Genre | pop, opera | |||
Length | 48:35 (standard 12-track edition) 191:14 (deluxe box set edition) | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Various | |||
Freddie Mercury chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Track listing
editNever Boring (12-track compilation)
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Great Pretender" (2019 Special Edition) | Buck Ram | 3:27 |
2. | "I Was Born to Love You" (2019 Special Edition) | Freddie Mercury | 3:38 |
3. | "Barcelona" (2012 Orchestrated Version) |
| 5:42 |
4. | "In My Defence" (2000 Remix) |
| 3:52 |
5. | "Love Kills" (2019 Special Edition) |
| 4:29 |
6. | "How Can I Go On" (2012 Orchestrated Single Version) |
| 3:58 |
7. | "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (2019 Special Edition) | Mercury | 3:45 |
8. | "Living on My Own" (1993 Radio Mix) | Mercury | 3:37 |
9. | "The Golden Boy" (2012 Orchestrated Single Edit) |
| 5:12 |
10. | "Time Waits for No One" |
| 3:19 |
11. | "She Blows Hot and Cold" (2019 Special Edition) | Mercury | 3:25 |
12. | "Made in Heaven" (2019 Special Edition) | Mercury | 4:11 |
Total length: | 48:35 |
Mr. Bad Guy (2019 special edition)
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let's Turn It On" | Mercury | 3:43 |
2. | "Made in Heaven" | Mercury | 4:07 |
3. | "I Was Born to Love You" | Mercury | 3:39 |
4. | "Foolin' Around" | Mercury | 3:30 |
5. | "Your Kind of Lover" | Mercury | 3:35 |
6. | "Mr. Bad Guy" | Mercury | 4:10 |
7. | "Man Made Paradise" | Mercury | 4:10 |
8. | "There Must Be More to Life Than This" | Mercury | 3:02 |
9. | "Living on My Own" | Mercury | 3:24 |
10. | "My Love Is Dangerous" | Mercury | 3:44 |
11. | "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" | Mercury | 3:47 |
Total length: | 40:51 |
Barcelona (2012 orchestral edition)
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Barcelona" |
| 5:43 |
2. | "La Japonaise" |
| 4:52 |
3. | "The Fallen Priest" |
| 5:47 |
4. | "Ensueño" |
| 4:23 |
5. | "The Golden Boy" |
| 6:04 |
6. | "Guide Me Home" |
| 2:50 |
7. | "How Can I Go On" |
| 3:50 |
8. | "Exercises in Free Love" |
| 3:57 |
9. | "Overture Piccante" |
| 6:45 |
Total length: | 44:13 |
Never Boring (Blu-ray / DVD)
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Made in Heaven" | 4:14 |
2. | "The Great Pretender" | 3:26 |
3. | "Living on My Own" | 3:10 |
4. | "Barcelona" | 4:30 |
5. | "I Was Born to Love You" | 3:39 |
6. | "Time Waits for No One" | 3:31 |
7. | "In My Defence" | 3:53 |
8. | "Living on My Own" (Radio Mix) | 3:41 |
9. | "The Golden Boy" (La Nit performance, Barcelona) | 6:03 |
10. | "How Can I Go On" (La Nit performance, Barcelona) | 3:48 |
11. | "Barcelona" (La Nit performance, Barcelona) | 5:50 |
Total length: | 45:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Freddie Mercury & Dave Clark “Time” Interview" | 3:37 |
13. | "The Great Pretender" (Extended Version) | 5:54 |
14. | "Barcelona" (Ku Klub performance, Ibiza) | 5:18 |
Total length: | 14:49 |
Charts
editChart (2019) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 21 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 62 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 37 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 54 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 164 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 23 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 50 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 29 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] | 32 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 6 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic
- ^ Freddie Mercury: never, ever, ever boring
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (5 September 2019). "New Freddie Mercury 'Never Boring' Box Set Announced". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "'Never Boring': New Freddie Mercury 5-Disc Box Set Will Include Music, Visuals & Spoken Word". Billboard.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 43.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.