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| "Magic" | |
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| File:Magic by Pilot.jpg | |
| Song by Pilot | |
| from the album From the Album of the Same Name | |
| B-side | "Just Let Me Be" |
| Released | 2 November 1974 |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Genre | Pop rock, Power pop |
| Length | 3:06 (Album version) 2:22 (Single edit version) |
| Label | EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | William Lyall, David Paton |
| Producer(s) | Alan Parsons |
"Magic" is a popular 1974 song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot, and was the first hit single for the group. It was written by band members Billy Lyall and David Paton for their debut album, From the Album of the Same Name.
It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on 19 July 1975,[1] and received a gold certification.[2] It climbed as far as #11 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #5 during the summer of 1975 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart performance[]
Weekly charts[]
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Other versions[]
"Magic" was covered by Sally Boyden on her 1976 album The Littlest Australian.[9] The song was sampled by Girl Talk on his 2006 release Night Ripper on the track "Summer Smoke". The song is also heavily sampled in a song titled "It's Magic" by rap artist J.R. Writer. It was then sampled again by rapper Flo Rida in 2009. The alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies has been known to sometimes close live shows by playing the song as part of a medley.[10] It has also been covered by Patrick Juvet.[11]
Selena Gomez version[]
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| "Magic" | |
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| Promotional single by Selena Gomez | |
| from the album Wizards of Waverly Place | |
| Released | 21 July 2009 |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter(s) | William Lyall, David Paton |
| Producer(s) | Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe |
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| Music video | |
| "Magic" on YouTube | |
Selena Gomez covered "Magic" for the soundtrack of the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, was released as a single on 21 July 2009; it was marked with an asterisk (*) as "Magic*" due to two other songs on the album having identical names. (the other two performed by Meaghan Jette Martin and Honor Society). The song was featured in the television film Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.
Commercial performance[]
It has sold over 558,000 copies in the United States as of July 19, 2015.[12]
Chart performance[]
Gomez's version peaked at No. 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, at No. 80 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, at No. 5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart and at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold 558,000 copies in the United States.[13]
Music video[]
The music video premiered on Disney Channel on 24 July 2009. The video was directed by Roman Perez.
Charts[]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Brazil (ABPD)[14] | 47 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] | 80 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 5 |
| Scotland (OCC)[17] | 72 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 61 |
References[]
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Database". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - RPM - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ↑ "Cash Box Top Singles - 1975". tropicalglen.com.
- ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 14, December 27, 1975". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". musicoutfitters.com.
- ↑ The Littlest Australian by Sally Boyden : Reviews and Ratings. Rate Your Music.
- ↑ Barenaked Ladies performing musical montage, starting with Oh, Oh, Oh It's Magic. YouTube (8 August 2010).
- ↑ Patrick JUVET – MAGIC. YouTube (17 April 2010).
- ↑ "Ask Billboard: Is There an Unusually High Number of New Acts in the Hot 100's Top 10?". Billboard.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (19 July 2015). "Ask Billboard: Are There an Unusually High Number of New Acts in the Hot 100's Top 10?". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Selena Gomez – Magic". VG-lista. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
External links[]
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| Preceded by "Listen to What the Man Said" by Wings |
Canadian RPM number-one single 19 July 1975 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "The Hustle" by Van McCoy |
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