Magic (Pilot song)
"Magic" is a 1974 song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot, and was the first hit single for the group. It was written by band members David Paton and Billy Lyall for their debut album, From the Album of the Same Name.
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| Single by Pilot | ||||
| from the album From the Album of the Same Name | ||||
| B-side | "Just Let Me Be" | |||
| Released | 20 September 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
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| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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| Producer(s) | Alan Parsons | |||
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Background
According to Paton, the song is inspired by the sunrise on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh.[4] In a 2012 interview with Hotdisc Television, Paton also stated that at the time, his wife said she'd "never seen a daybreak," which also inspired the song.[5]
Personnel
Pilot
- David Paton: Lead vocals, Bass
- Billy Lyall: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano and Backing vocals
- Stuart Tosh: Drums and Backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Ian Bairnson: Electric guitar
- Nick Heath: Backing vocals
- David Mason: Trumpet
- Richard Hewson: Orchestral Arrangements
Chart performance
"Magic" charted most successfully in Canada, where it topped the RPM national singles chart on 19 July 1975,[6] and received a gold certification.[7] It climbed as far as number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number five during the summer of 1975 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Selena Gomez version
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| from the album Wizards of Waverly Place | ||||
| Released | 21 July 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Gomez's version was released as a single on 21 July 2009. It 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 No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold 563,000 copies in the United States.[20] Selena Gomez covered "Magic" for the soundtrack of the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place; 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 Martin and Honor Society). The song was featured in the television film Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie. Her music video premiered on Disney Channel on 24 July 2009. The video was directed by Roman Perez.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] | 80 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[22] | 5 |
| Scotland (OCC)[23] | 72 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[24] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 61 |
Usage in other media
The song was included in the films Happy Gilmore (1996), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Magic Roundabout (also 2005), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), and the video game Sleeping Dogs (2012). Television series include Fish Hooks, Nutri Ventures. It was also heard in a humorous deleted scene from the film Guardians of the Galaxy. It's also played on a regular basis at Tynecastle Park, when Heart of Midlothian win a game against their rivals. Novo Nordisk rolled out a direct-to-consumer campaign for Ozempic, its diabetes medication, set to the "Magic" tune beginning 30 July 2018. The song is also featured in commercials for Majic Window.[citation needed] The song was featured in Yamaha Mio J scooter TV commercial for Indonesian market. The song is used in the first episode of 2021's Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story when talking about Doc's use of tigers in his 70s magic shows.
See also
References
- ^ "Soft Rock: AM Radio Hits - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via AllMusic.
- ^ "Glam Rock". Ooocities.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "DAVID PATON OF PILOT INTERVIEW ON RADIO BORDERS - 6 MAY 2012 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
- ^ . collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b Steffen Hung. . Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ . collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Magic". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Pilot - Magic". Top40.nl.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ^ . tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ . RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975". Top40.nl.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". musicoutfitters.com.
- ^ Trust, Gary (14 May 2017). "Ask Billboard: Selena Gomez's Career Album & Song Sales". Billboard.
- ^ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Selena Gomez – Magic". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2009.