Never Boring

Never Boring
Box set by
Freddie Mercury
Released11 October 2019
Recorded1983–2019
Genrepop, opera
Length48:35 (standard 12-track edition)
191:14 (deluxe box set edition)
Label
ProducerVarious
Freddie Mercury chronology
Messenger of the Gods: The Singles
(2016) 		Never Boring
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Loudersound[2]

Never Boring is a box set compilation of solo work by English musician Freddie Mercury, released on 11 October 2019.[3] The box set contains three CDs and a collection of promotional videos on both Blu-ray and DVD, as well as a 120-page hardbound book. All three discs were also issued individually on CD, vinyl, digital and streaming services.[4]

Track listing

Never Boring (12-track compilation)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Great Pretender" (2019 Special Edition)Buck Ram3:27
2."I Was Born to Love You" (2019 Special Edition)Freddie Mercury3:38
3."Barcelona" (2012 Orchestrated Version)
5:42
4."In My Defence" (2000 Remix)
3:52
5."Love Kills" (2019 Special Edition)
4:29
6."How Can I Go On" (2012 Orchestrated Single Version)
  • Mercury
  • Moran
3:58
7."Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (2019 Special Edition)Mercury3:45
8."Living on My Own" (1993 Radio Mix)Mercury3:37
9."The Golden Boy" (2012 Orchestrated Single Edit)
5:12
10."Time Waits for No One"
  • John Christie
  • Clark
3:19
11."She Blows Hot and Cold" (2019 Special Edition)Mercury3:25
12."Made in Heaven" (2019 Special Edition)Mercury4:11
Total length:48:35

Mr. Bad Guy (2019 special edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Turn It On"Mercury3:43
2."Made in Heaven"Mercury4:07
3."I Was Born to Love You"Mercury3:39
4."Foolin' Around"Mercury3:30
5."Your Kind of Lover"Mercury3:35
6."Mr. Bad Guy"Mercury4:10
7."Man Made Paradise"Mercury4:10
8."There Must Be More to Life Than This"Mercury3:02
9."Living on My Own"Mercury3:24
10."My Love Is Dangerous"Mercury3:44
11."Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"Mercury3:47
Total length:40:51

Barcelona (2012 orchestral edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barcelona"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
5:43
2."La Japonaise"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
4:52
3."The Fallen Priest"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
  • Rice
5:47
4."Ensueño"
4:23
5."The Golden Boy"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
  • Rice
6:04
6."Guide Me Home"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
2:50
7."How Can I Go On"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
3:50
8."Exercises in Free Love"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
3:57
9."Overture Piccante"
  • Mercury
  • Moran
6:45
Total length:44:13

Never Boring (Blu-ray / DVD)

No.TitleLength
1."Made in Heaven"4:14
2."The Great Pretender"3:26
3."Living on My Own"3:10
4."Barcelona"4:30
5."I Was Born to Love You"3:39
6."Time Waits for No One"3:31
7."In My Defence"3:53
8."Living on My Own" (Radio Mix)3:41
9."The Golden Boy" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)6:03
10."How Can I Go On" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)3:48
11."Barcelona" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)5:50
Total length:45:46
Bonus videos
No.TitleLength
12."Freddie Mercury & Dave Clark “Time” Interview"3:37
13."The Great Pretender" (Extended Version)5:54
14."Barcelona" (Ku Klub performance, Ibiza)5:18
Total length:14:49

Charts

Chart performance for Never Boring
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 37
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8] 75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 54
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 164
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 50
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 29
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 18

References

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Freddie Mercury: never, ever, ever boring
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  4. ^ "'Never Boring': New Freddie Mercury 5-Disc Box Set Will Include Music, Visuals & Spoken Word". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 43.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.