On Air is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. It was released in November 2016 in a two disc CD format, a six disc deluxe CD format and a 3LP vinyl release. The two disc format features the complete BBC studio sessions; the six disc format adds a disc featuring several songs from three live concerts spanning between 1973 and 1986 and three discs featuring various interviews broadcast on Capital Radio and BBC Radio 1.
| On Air | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 4 November 2016 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 100:52 (2CD Edition) 398:28 (6CD Deluxe Edition) | |||
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| Producer | Justin Shirley-Smith Josh Macrae Kris Fredriksson | |||
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Track listing
edit2-Disc Edition: The Complete BBC Sessions
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Fairy King" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Freddie Mercury | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Brian May | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Doing All Right" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) |
| 4:13 |
| 4. | "Liar" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Mercury | 6:30 |
| 5. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Liar" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | Mercury | 6:29 |
| 8. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 6:03 |
| 9. | "Ogre Battle" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Roger Taylor | 2:02 |
| 11. | "Great King Rat" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 5:57 |
| 12. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | May | 7:08 |
| Total length: | 59:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Taylor | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Nevermore" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Mercury | 1:29 |
| 3. | "White Queen (As It Began)" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | May | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Now I'm Here" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | May | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Stone Cold Crazy" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) |
| 2:17 |
| 6. | "Flick of the Wrist" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Mercury | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Tenement Funster" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Taylor | 3:00 |
| 8. | "We Will Rock You" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 1:35 |
| 9. | "We Will Rock You (Fast)" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Spread Your Wings" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Deacon | 5:24 |
| 11. | "It's Late" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 6:36 |
| 12. | "My Melancholy Blues" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Mercury | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 41:42 | ||
6CD Deluxe Edition
editNote: Even though Disc One and Disc Two have the same track listing as the two-disc format, here, they feature DJ chatter after songs which is omitted in the two disc format.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Fairy King" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Mercury | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | May | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Doing All Right" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) |
| 4:17 |
| 4. | "Liar" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Mercury | 6:38 |
| 5. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Liar" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | Mercury | 6:37 |
| 8. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 6:14 |
| 9. | "Ogre Battle" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Taylor | 2:06 |
| 11. | "Great King Rat" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 5:57 |
| 12. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | May | 7:17 |
| Total length: | 1:00:28 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Taylor | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Nevermore" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Mercury | 1:30 |
| 3. | "White Queen (As It Began)" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | May | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Now I'm Here" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | May | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Stone Cold Crazy" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) |
| 2:18 |
| 6. | "Flick of the Wrist" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Mercury | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Tenement Funster" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Taylor | 3:16 |
| 8. | "We Will Rock You" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 1:35 |
| 9. | "We Will Rock You (Fast)" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Spread Your Wings" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Deacon | 5:32 |
| 11. | "It's Late" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 6:37 |
| 12. | "My Melancholy Blues" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Mercury | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 42:43 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Procession" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 1:41 |
| 2. | "Father to Son" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Son and Daughter" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Guitar Solo" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 1:25 |
| 5. | "Son and Daughter (Reprise)" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Ogre Battle" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | Mercury | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Liar" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | Mercury | 7:27 |
| 8. | "Jailhouse Rock" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | 1:07 | |
| 9. | "Intro" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Taylor | 0:26 |
| 10. | "We Will Rock You (fast)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Let Me Entertain You" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Mercury | 3:26 |
| 12. | "I'm in Love With My Car" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Taylor | 2:09 |
| 13. | "Alright Alright" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) |
| 2:39 |
| 14. | "Dragon Attack" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 3:27 |
| 15. | "Now I'm Here (Reprise)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 1:50 |
| 16. | "Love of My Life" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Mercury | 4:39 |
| 17. | "A Kind of Magic" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Taylor | 6:25 |
| 18. | "Vocal Improvisation" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Mercury | 1:03 |
| 19. | "Under Pressure" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) |
| 3:38 |
| 20. | "Is This the World We Created...?" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) |
| 2:49 |
| 21. | "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) |
| 1:27 |
| 22. | "Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) |
| 1:39 |
| 23. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Mercury | 4:55 |
| 24. | "God Save the Queen" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Traditional (arr. May) | 1:21 |
| Total length: | 1:13:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freddie with Kenny Everett, ‘A Day at the Races’ album, November 1976" (Broadcast on Capital Radio) | 15:57 |
| 2. | "Queen Interview with Tom Browne, ‘News of the World’ album, Christmas 1977" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 40:34 |
| 3. | "Roger with Richard Skinner, ‘Live Killers’ album, June 1979" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Roger with Tommy Vance, ‘Flash Gordon’ album and film, December 1980" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 10:36 |
| Total length: | 1:17:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John interview, South American tour, March 1981" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Brian on ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler, ‘Hot Space’ album, June 1982" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 11:08 |
| 3. | "Brian on ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster, ‘The Works’ album, March 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 11:46 |
| 4. | "Freddie on ‘Newsbeat’, The Works Tour, August 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Brian on ‘Newsbeat’, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Freddie on ‘Saturday Live’ with Graham Neale, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Freddie with Simon Bates, April 1985" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 28:51 |
| 8. | "Brian on ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986" (Broadcast on Capital Radio) | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 1:09:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roger interview, ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles, May 1986" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 24:46 |
| 2. | "‘Queen for an Hour’ interview with Mike Read, ‘The Miracle’ album, May 1989" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 41:18 |
| 3. | "Brian with Simon Bates, ‘Freddie and Too Much Love Will Kill You’, August 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 2) | 5:54 |
| 4. | "Brian with Johnnie Walker, ‘Freddie and the Tribute Concert’, October 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 2) | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 1:14:49 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] | 60 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] | 65 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] | 52 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 47 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 123 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 28 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] | 73 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[8] | 27 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 20 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 84 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 25 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 19 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 96 |
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Queen Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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