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Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia.
Barcelona may also refer to:
- 1Places
- 3Arts, entertainment, and media
- 3.1Music
- 5Sports
Places[edit]
Catalonia[edit]
- County of Barcelona, an historical Catalan county
- Province of Barcelona, one of the four provinces of Catalonia, Spain
- Barcelona (Spanish Congress Electoral District) covering the province
Elsewhere[edit]
- Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, a city in Sicily, Italy
- Barcelona, Anzoátegui, the capital city of Anzoátegui State in Venezuela
- Barcelona, Arkansas, a community in the United States
- Barcelona, Cornwall, a hamlet in England
- Barcelona, Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil
- Barcelona, Sorsogon, a municipality in the Philippines
- Barcelona Light (Portland Harbor Light), a lighthouse in Westfield, New York, United States
- Barceloneta (disambiguation), various places
- Barcelonne-du-Gers, a town in Béarn, France
- Barcelonnette, a town in southern France
People[edit]
- Count of Barcelona, former ruler of the County of Barcelona
- Danny Barcelona, jazz drummer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong
Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
Music[edit]
Groups[edit]
- Barcelona (band), an indie band from Arlington, Virginia
- Barcelona (indie rock band), an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington
Works[edit]
- 'Barcelona', a song by Stephen Sondheim from Company (musical), 1970.
- Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé album), 1988
- 'Barcelona' (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) (1987), a song on the album
- Barcelona (Joe Henderson album), 1979
- 'Barcelona' (BWO song), 2008
- 'Barcelona', a song by D.Kay & Epsilon featuring Stamina MC
- 'Barcelona', a song by Ronnie Lane with Eric Clapton. from the album See Me (1979)
- 'Barcelona', a song by Maliq & D'Essentials with Fariz RM
- 'Barcelona', a song by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra
- 'Barcelona', a song by George Ezra from Wanted on Voyage (2014)
- 'Barcelona', a song by Ed Sheeran from ÷ (2017)
Other art. entertainment, and media[edit]
- Barcelona (film), a 1994 American film is set in Barcelona, Catalonia
- Barcelona: A Love Untold, a 2016 Philippine film is set in Barcelona, Catalonia
- Barcelona chair, a chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Astronomical bodies[edit]
- Barcelona (meteorite), a meteorite which fell in Catalonia in the year 1704
- 945 Barcelona, an asteroid
Sports[edit]
FC Barcelona family[edit]
- FC Barcelona, a football club from Barcelona, Catalonia
- FC Barcelona B, the reserve team of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona C, was the second reserve team of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Femení, the women's football team of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet, the men's basketball section of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Futsal, the futsal section of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Handbol, the team handball section of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Hoquei, the roller hockey section of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Ice Hockey, the ice hockey section of FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Rugby, the rugby section of FC Barcelona
- UB-Barça, the women's basketball section of FC Barcelona
Other uses in sports[edit]
- Barcelona (Tarrafal), a football club in Cape Verde Islands
- Barcelona Dragons, was a team originally in the World League of American Football from Barcelona, Catalonia
- Barcelona Esporte Clube, a football club in Brazil
- Barcelona Sporting Club, a sports club from Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Circuit de Catalunya ('Barcelona'), a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, home of Formula One Spanish Grand Prix
- CN Barcelona, a swimming and water polo club from Barcelona, Catalonia
- Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, a private tennis club from Barcelona, Catalonia
- San Felipe Barcelona, a football club in Belize
Transportation[edit]
- Barcelona, a cruise ship
- Barcelona Metro, an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona, Catalonia.
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport, an airport in Barcelona, Catalonia.
- Rodalies Barcelona, the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, Catalonia, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.
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'Barcelona' | ||||
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Single by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé | ||||
from the album Barcelona | ||||
B-side | 'Exercises in Free Love' (3:58) | |||
Released | 10 September 1987 | |||
Format | ||||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Classical crossover | |||
Length |
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Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
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Freddie Mercury singles chronology | ||||
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'Barcelona' is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operaticsopranoMontserrat Caballé. A part of their collaborative album Barcelona, it also appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III.
The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Mercury's death in 1991, it was featured at the 1992 Summer Olympics, after which the track climbed even higher, peaking at number two in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
In 2004, BBC Radio 2 listed Barcelona at number 41 in its Sold On Song Top 100.[1]
- 2The song
History[edit]
Mercury had been a long-time fan of opera, especially favouring Montserrat Caballé.[2] In 1986, he mentioned on Spanish television that he would be glad to see her in person. They had a friendly initial meeting in Barcelona in February 1987. Later, when the city had been chosen for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Caballé, a native of the city, was asked to help with producing a song for the games. She summoned Mercury for the task.[1] Caballé became enthusiastic about the project and instead of recording a single, she proposed to make an album, on which Mercury agreed.[3] The song 'Barcelona' had to be its opening song, to be completed by 1988, and to be submitted as a candidate for the 1992 Olympic theme (the selection was scheduled for 1988, four years before the Games).[4] The recording was complicated by Caballé's tight schedule. Thus to spare her time, Mercury recorded the song, singing Caballé's part in falsetto. He would then send a tape to Caballé to prepare her for the joint studio sessions.[5]
The song[edit]
The song was co-written by Mercury with Mike Moran, who also appeared in its video and played piano and all keyboards for the studio recording.[2] The song starts with an orchestral introduction, which fades and is followed by Mercury and Caballé singing alternately their solo lines, sometimes merging into a duet. When singing the chorus 'Barcelona' and a few other parts for the studio version, Mercury dubs over his voice in his usual multi-tracking style. Mercury leads the song whereas Caballé provides a powerful background soprano. Since Caballé covers the soprano part, Mercury sings in his natural baritone voice rather than the forced tenor that was common in his other recordings.[5]
The song has been described as a rare textbook example of a combination of pop and opera singing which accentuated their differences.[6] Whereas Mercury articulates his every word, Caballé focuses on the tone; her lines are much harder to comprehend, and further, she uses both English and Spanish languages. Consequently, she keeps her part melodic throughout all the song at the expense of the text, whereas Mercury has to resort from singing to nearly shouting at the crescendo part in order to deliver his words.[7] Mercury was reportedly amazed by the legendary ability of Caballé to control her voice; for example, in the fadeout, he had to step away from the microphone to decrease his voice intensity, whereas she didn't move at all.[8]
Versions[edit]
In 2000, The Solo Collection the Rarities 2 disc contained an early version with different lyrics, running 4:21, and a later version running 4:41 as well as on the Singles disc, an extended version lasting 7:07.
Personnel[edit]
- Freddie Mercury: lead vocals and backing vocals
- Montserrat Caballé: lead vocals and backing vocals
- Mike Moran: synthesizers
- Homi Kanga: violin
- Laurie Lewis: violin
- Deborah Ann Johnston: violoncello
- Pamela Quinlan: piano
- Barry Castle: French horn
- Frank Ricotti: tambourine
Live performance[edit]
The song was first performed live in May 1987, at the Ibiza festival, held at the Ku nightclub (now Privilege Ibiza, the 'world's largest nightclub').[9]
Festival 'La Nit', Barcelona, 8 October 1988, Freddie Mercury's final concert
Its next important performance occurred on 8 October 1988, at the open air La Nit festival in Barcelona, which was staged on the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic flag from Seoul. Together, Mercury and Caballé sang three tracks from the forthcoming album Barcelona, namely 'Barcelona', 'How Can I Go On' and 'The Golden Boy'.[10][11] This was the last live performance by Mercury, who was already beginning to suffer from AIDS.[12] He died in 1991, so the recording of the song was played over a travelogue of the city at the start of the international broadcast of the 1992 Olympics opening ceremony.[13][14]
Prior to the start of the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United F.C. and FC Bayern Munich held at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Caballé performed 'Barcelona' live, accompanied with a recording by Mercury, who also appeared on the stadium's electronic screen.[15]
Charts[edit]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 32 |
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 37 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 15 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] | 8 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | 42 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] | 21 |
France (SNEP)[23] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] | 2 |
Portugal Singles Chart[25] | 9 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 12 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 8 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] | 2 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] | 100 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] | 63 |
Distribution[edit]
The single was distributed on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl records and 5' CDs, all with Polydor labels. The 5' CD and 7' record, but not the 12' record, were reissued in 1992; a 3' CD was issued as a promotional-only to record company executives in Japan in 1992. The B-side of nearly all records contained 'Exercises in Free Love' from The Freddie Mercury Album. The 1992 version of the 7' Spanish record had another version of 'Barcelona' on the B-side, and the rare 1987 12' Hong Kong record was one-sided and had a unique sleeve. Most 5' CDs contained two or three versions of 'Barcelona' and 'Exercises in Free Love'. Most 7' record and 5' CD covers featured Mercury and Caballé singing on a stage with an orchestra on the background, though the Portuguese version pictured them in a static studio photo. The 1992 reissue 7' records contained another version of the singing artists, with no orchestra.[29]
References[edit]
- ^ abBBC – Radio 2 – Sold on Song – Top 100
- ^ abQueen Songs – The Book: Freddie Mercury. Queensongs.info. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
- ^Freestone, p. 105
- ^Freestone, p. 107
- ^ abFreestone, p. 108
- ^John Shepherd (27 February 2003). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world: VolumeII: Performance and production. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 455. ISBN978-0-8264-6322-7. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^John Potter (2 November 2006). Vocal Authority: Singing Style and Ideology. Cambridge University Press. pp. 188–189. ISBN978-0-521-02743-4. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^Freestone, p. 109
- ^Freestone, p. 126
- ^Freestone, p. 127
- ^Freddie Mercury Biography. hotshotdigital.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
- ^Freddie Mercury: biography. Freddie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
- ^'Barcelona 92: inicio de la ceremonia'. YouTube. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^'La ceremonia de inauguración'. El Mundo Deportivo. 20 July 1992. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^Queen's Greatest Hits 3, BBC, 22 March 2005
- ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona'. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ ab'The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caball'. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ ab'Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona' (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ ab'Swedishcharts.com – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona'. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ ab'Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé: Chart History'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Australian-charts.com – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona'. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona' (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Lescharts.com – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona' (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Charts.nz – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona'. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Top 10 Portugal'(PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^'Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona'. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona' (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^'Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^'Barcelona' as an a-side. Pcpki.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.
Bibliography[edit]
- Freestone, Peter & Evans, David (2001). Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man who Knew Him Best. Omnibus Press. ISBN978-0-7119-8674-9.
External links[edit]
- 2012 official music video on YouTube
- Lyrics at Queen official website (from Greatest Hits III)
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