Five Live
Five Live is a charity EP credited to George Michael, Queen and Lisa Stansfield, released on 19 April 1993 on Hollywood Records. It gathers live performances, including "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives", both taken from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1992. The latter is played by the remaining members of Queen, with Michael and Stansfield sharing the vocal, though it differs from the concert version and Michael's vocals were re-recorded. Another track is Michael's live medley of "Killer" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", recorded at Wembley Arena.
Some editions add a sixth track, "Dear Friends", the Freddie Mercury-sung piece from Sheer Heart Attack, which is the only studio recording here. Every penny raised went to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. It entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and sold strongly across Europe, while reaching number 46 on the Billboard 200 in the US.
Five Live: tracklist, credits and charts
6 tracks · 28:50Tracklist
- 1Somebody to LoveFreddie Mercury5:18
- 2KillerSeal and Adam Paul Tinley5:58
- 3Papa Was a Rollin’ StoneBarrett Strong and Norman Whitfield5:25
- 4These Are the Days of Our LivesDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:44
- 5Calling YouBob Telson6:18
- 6Dear FriendsBrian May1:08
- Produced by
- George Michael, Queen, Roy Thomas Baker
- Recorded at
- Wembley Stadium, AIR Oxford Circus (London), Trident (London)
- Recorded
- April 1992
- Engineered by
- David Richards
- Labels
- Hollywood Records, Hollywood (US and Canada), Parlophone (rest of world)
- Length
- 28:50
Line-up
- George Michael · vocals
- Lisa Stansfield · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Somebody to Love” · 19 April 1993
- “Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” · 17 May 1993
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1993 | 46 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) · 1993 | 1 |
| Spanish Singles (AFYVE) · 1993 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 1993 | 2 |
| Danish Singles (IFPI) · 1993 | 2 |
| Dutch Albums · 1993 | 2 |
| Greek Singles (AFP) · 1993 | 2 |
| European Albums (Top 100) · 1993 | 5 |
| Swiss Albums · 1993 | 6 |
| European Singles (Eurochart Hot 100) · 1993 | 7 |
All 21 charts
| German Albums · 1993 | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1993 | 9 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1993 | 11 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1993 | 12 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1993 | 17 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1993 | 18 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1993 | 19 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1993 | 32 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1993 | 35 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1993 | 39 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993 | 45 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Austria · 1994 | Gold |
| France · 1993 | Gold |
| Germany · 1993 | Gold |
| Netherlands · 1993 | Gold |
| Switzerland · 1993 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 April 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 April 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 19 April 1993 | |
| US release | 20 April 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 19 April 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Parlophone | 077778941828 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Hollywood Records | 720616147929 | other |
| 1993 | GB | Parlophone | 724388055024 | other |
| 1993 | GB | Parlophone | 077778941811 | other |
| 1993 | GB | Parlophone | 724388055420 | other |
| 1993 | XE | Parlophone | 077778941828 | other |
| 19 April 1993 | XE | Parlophone | 077778941828 | original |
| 20 April 1993 | US | Hollywood Records | 720616147929 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1414x1410, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1414×1410 | upscaled: minor: best source 1414x1410, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |