Roger Taylor wrote the melody and chords of this song for the Highlander film, then Freddie Mercury wrote a new bass line, added some instrumental spacers, changed the order and produced a new mix with David Richards. Taylor was reportedly very annoyed that Mercury had almost completely re-written the song behind his back (reportedly whilst he was on holiday!), so perhaps that explains why the song was still credited only to Taylor. Roger's version is at the end of the film; Freddie's version is on the album. Not only was this song used in the Highlander film, but 2/3rds of the songs from A Kind Of Magic appear as well, making it the unofficial soundtrack of the film.
At the Highlander film's climax, when MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) leaves Rachel (Sheila Gish), his parting words are, "Hey, it's a kind of magic." The phrase "A kind of magic" was the starting point for Roger Taylor to write this song. Other references to the film in the lyrics include "One prize, one goal" and "No mortal man."
The album A Kind of Magic is Queen's twelfth studio album but the first to include a title track.
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