Messenger of the Gods: The Singles

Messenger of the Gods: The Singles is a compilation album of Freddie Mercury's singles. It was released three days before what would have been Mercury's 70th birthday.[1]

Messenger of the Gods: The Singles
Greatest hits album by Freddie Mercury
Released	2 September 2016
Recorded	1973-1993
Genre	Rock, pop rock, opera
Length	97:05
Label	Mercury Records Universal Music Group Hollywood Records
Producer	Various
Freddie Mercury chronology
Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (2006) Messenger of the Gods: The Singles (2016) Never Boring (2019)

As well as a two-CD compilation album, the album has been released on a 13-vinyl box set reproducing singles on 7" vinyl and the same artwork. The earliest single issued is The Beach Boys song "I Can Hear Music" and the last single in chronological order is the No More Brothers remix of "Living on My Own".

CD Track listing

Disc one: The Singles

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Living on My Own" (Single Edit)	Freddie Mercury	3:05
2.	"The Great Pretender"	Buck Ram	3:25
3.	"In My Defence"	Dave Clark Jeff Daniels David Soames	3:54
4.	"Love Kills"	Mercury Giorgio Moroder	4:28
5.	"Barcelona" (Single Version)	Mercury Mike Moran	4:25
6.	"Made in Heaven" (Single Remix)	Mercury	4:08
7.	"Time"	John Christie Clark	4:01
8.	"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"	Mercury	3:46
9.	"I Was Born to Love You"	Mercury	3:39
10.	"The Golden Boy" (Single Edit)	Mercury Moran Tim Rice	5:14
11.	"I Can Hear Music"	Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich Phil Spector	3:24
12.	"How Can I Go On" (Single Version)	Mercury Moran	4:02
13.	"Living on My Own" (No More Brothers Remix)	Mercury	3:40
Total length:			51:11

Disc two: The B-Sides

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Goin' Back" (Single Edit)	Gerry Goffin Carole King	3:32
2.	"Let's Turn It On"	Mercury	3:25
3.	"My Love Is Dangerous"	Mercury	3:39
4.	"She Blows Hot and Cold"	Mercury	3:39
5.	"Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond Album Mix)	Mercury	3:37
6.	"Stop All the Fighting"	Mercury	3:18
7.	"Time" (Instrumental)	Christie Clark	3:22
8.	"Exercises in Free Love" (Freddie Vocal)	Mercury Moran	3:59
9.	"Exercises in Free Love" (Montserrat Vocal)	Mercury Moran	4:04
10.	"The Fallen Priest" (B-Side Edit)	Mercury Moran Rice	2:45
11.	"Overture Piccante"	Mercury Moran	6:40
12.	"Love Kills" (Wolf Euro Mix)	Mercury Moroder	3:27
Total length:			47:56

Coloured 7" vinyl box set

Disc 1 (Blue)
Side A: "I Can Hear Music" (Larry Lurex)
Side B: "Goin' Back" (Larry Lurex)

Disc 2 (Orange)
Side A: "Love Kills"

Disc 3 (Yellow)
Side A: "I Was Born to Love You"
Side B: "Stop All The Fighting"

Disc 4 (Red)
Side A: "Made in Heaven (Single Remix)"
Side B: "She Blows Hot and Cold"
Released in 1985

Disc 5 (White)
Side A: "Living on My Own (Single Edit)"
Side B: "My Love Is Dangerous"

Disc 6 (Red)
Side A: "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
Side B: "Let's Turn It On"

Disc 7 (Cyan)
Side A: "Time"
Side B: "Time (Instrumental)"

Disc 8 (Orange)
Side A: "The Great Pretender"
Side B: "Exercises in Free Love (Freddie's Vocal)"

Disc 9 (Clear)
Side A: "Barcelona (Single Version)"
Side B: "Exercises in Free Love (Montserrat's Vocal)"

Disc 10 (Gold)
Side A: "The Golden Boy (Single Edit)"
Side B: "The Fallen Priest"

Disc 11 (Green)
Side A: "How Can I Go On (Single Version)"
Side B: "Overture Piccante"

Disc 12 (Neon Pink)
Side A: "In My Defence"
Side B: "Love Kills (Wolf Euro Mix)"

Disc 13 (Yellow)
Side A: "Living on My Own (No More Brothers Remix)"
Side B: "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Album Mix)"

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	22
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[5]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	27
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	33
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9]	53
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10]	8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11]	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	53
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	31

References

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9. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 09.09.2016 al 15.09.2016" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.