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"Magic" is a 1974 song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot, and was the first hit single for the group. It was written by band members David Paton and Billy Lyall for their debut album, From the Album of the Same Name.

"Magic"
German single cover art
Single by Pilot
from the album From the Album of the Same Name
B-side	"Just Let Me Be"
Released	20 September 1974 (1974-09-20)
Recorded	1974
Genre	Pop rock soft rock[1] glam rock[2]
Length	3:03
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	David Paton, Billy Lyall[3]
Producer(s)	Alan Parsons
Pilot singles chronology
"Just a Smile" (1974) "Magic" (1974) "January" (1975)

Background

According to Paton, the song is inspired by the sunrise on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh.[4] In a 2012 interview with Hotdisc Television, Paton also stated that at the time, his wife said she'd "never seen a daybreak," which also inspired the song.[5]

Personnel

Pilot

• David Paton: Lead vocals, Bass
• Billy Lyall: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano and Backing vocals
• Stuart Tosh: Drums and Backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Ian Bairnson: Electric guitar
• Nick Heath: Backing vocals
• David Mason: Trumpet
• Richard Hewson: Orchestral Arrangements

Chart performance

"Magic" charted most successfully in Canada, where it topped the RPM national singles chart on 19 July 1975,[6] and received a gold certification.[7] It climbed as far as number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number five during the summer of 1975 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

Selena Gomez version

"Magic"
Single by Selena Gomez
from the album Wizards of Waverly Place
Released	21 July 2009 (2009-07-21)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:49
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	William Lyall David Paton
Producer(s)	Ted Bruner Trey Vittetoe
Selena Gomez singles chronology
"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" (2009) "Magic" (2009) "Come & Get It" (2013)
Music video
"Magic" on YouTube

Gomez's version was released as a single on 21 July 2009. It peaked at No. 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, at No. 80 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, at No. 5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart and at No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold 563,000 copies in the United States.[20] Selena Gomez covered "Magic" for the soundtrack of the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place; it was marked with an asterisk (*) as "Magic*" due to two other songs on the album having identical names (the other two performed by Meaghan Martin and Honor Society). The song was featured in the television film Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie. Her music video premiered on Disney Channel on 24 July 2009. The video was directed by Roman Perez.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21]	80
Norway (VG-lista)[22]	5
Scotland (OCC)[23]	72
UK Singles (OCC)[24]	90
US Billboard Hot 100[25]	61

Usage in other media

The song was included in the films Happy Gilmore (1996), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Magic Roundabout (also 2005), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), and the video game Sleeping Dogs (2012). Television series include Fish Hooks, Nutri Ventures. It was also heard in a humorous deleted scene from the film Guardians of the Galaxy. It's also played on a regular basis at Tynecastle Park, when Heart of Midlothian win a game against their rivals. Novo Nordisk rolled out a direct-to-consumer campaign for Ozempic, its diabetes medication, set to the "Magic" tune beginning 30 July 2018. The song is also featured in commercials for Majic Window.^{[citation needed]} The song was featured in Yamaha Mio J scooter TV commercial for Indonesian market. The song is used in the first episode of 2021's Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story when talking about Doc's use of tigers in his 70s magic shows.

See also

• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Selena Gomez - Magic on YouTube
• Pilot - Magic on YouTube

На других языках

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- [en] Magic (Pilot song)

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[es] Magic (canción de Pilot)

«Magic» es una canción de la banda escocesa Pilot. Publicada en 1974, fue el primer sencillo de éxito para el grupo. Fue escrita por los miembros de la banda David Paton y Billy Lyall para su álbum debut From the Album of the Same Name, del sello EMI.

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