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A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by Queen. It was released on 10 December 1976 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States.

History[]

Recording[]

Track Listing[]

2011 bonus tracks[]

  1. Tie Your Mother Down (Backing Track Mix, 2011) Bonus EP Audio New Content
  2. Somebody To Love (live version from the Milton Keynes Bowl, England, June 1982) Bonus EP Audio Previously Released
  3. You Take My Breath Away (live version from Hyde Park, London, September 1976) Bonus EP Audio New Content
  4. Good Old Fashioned Loverboy (Top Of The Pops performance, July 1977 (mono)) Bonus EP Audio Previously Released
  5. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (HD Mix) Bonus EP Audio Previously Released
  6. You Take My Breath Away (live version from Earl's Court, London, June 1977) iTunes LP Bonus Video Previously Released
  7. Tie Your Mother Down (live version from the Milton Keynes Bowl, England, June 1982) iTunes LP Bonus Video Previously Released
  8. Somebody To Love (promo video) iTunes LP Bonus Video Previously Released

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Charts[]

Chart performances[]

Chart (1976-77) Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 8
Austria 8
Canada (RPM) 4
Japan (Oricon) 1
Netherlands 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 11
Norway (VG-lista) 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 8
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1
United States (Billboard) 5
West Germany (Media Control Charts) 10

Certifications[]

Country Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 135,000
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Trivia[]

  • It was the band's first completely self-produced album.
  • It was the first album to be produced with the help from Bink Knowles.
  • It was released on the same day that Death On Two Legs was released as a single, but a year later as it was released as a single in 1975.

References[]

Studio Albums by Queen
QueenQueen IISheer Heart AttackA Night at the OperaA Day at the Races
News of the WorldJazzThe GameFlash GordonHot Space
The WorksA Kind of MagicThe MiracleInnuendoMade in Heaven
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