The Golden Boy

This article is about the Freddie Mercury song. For other uses, see Golden Boy.

"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.

"The Golden Boy"
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)	Freddie Mercury Mike Moran
Lyricist(s)	Tim Rice
Producer(s)	Mercury Moran David Richards
Freddie Mercury singles chronology
"Barcelona" (1987) "The Golden Boy" (1988) "How Can I Go On" (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Number One	[1]

Overview

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]

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 single

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

12" vinyl; 5" CD singles

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' 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.

See also

• Barcelona (album)

References

1. 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.
2. "Freddie Mercury full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.