# Five Live (George Michael and Queen EP)

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Five Live is an EP released in 1993, featuring five (in some countries, where it is considered to be a reduced-length long-playing album, six) tracks, performed by George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield. "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (both also available on video) were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held on 20 April 1992, at Wembley Stadium.
All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Sales of the record were very strong throughout Europe, where it debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and several European countries, either considered as a single, or charting on album charts as an extended play or an LP. Chart success in the US was far less spectacular, but the EP still peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200.
A shortened version of "Killer" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", a live medley performed by Michael at Wembley Arena, was released as a further independent single, in some territories only. The singer also shot a music video for it, but did not personally appear in full face. The video was directed by Marcus Nispel.
While "These Are the Days of Our Lives" is played by the remaining members of Queen, the vocal is a duet between George Michael and Lisa Stansfield.
The sixth track – only featured on some versions of the release – is represented by a short performance by Queen, entitled "Dear Friends", originally sung by Freddie Mercury. Recorded in 1974 and originally appearing on the band's Sheer Heart Attack album, this constitutes the one studio recording on the record. It was not included in the UK vinyl of the EP.
Usually, countries where the six-track work is distributed consider it to be a short LP, whereas those where the five-track (hence its title) work is available generally tend to see it as an EP or even (if "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was not marketed independently in those same territories) as a particularly long or content-rich single.

## Track listing

* "Somebody to Love" (Freddie Mercury) – 5:17 (US #30)
** Performed by Queen and George Michael
*** Recorded at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1992
* "Killer" (Adam Tinley, Seal-Henry Samuel) – 5:57 (US #69)
** Performed by George Michael
*** Recorded at Wembley Arena in March 1991
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 5:25 (US #69)
** Performed by George Michael
*** Recorded at Wembley Arena in March 1991
* "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Queen) – 4:43
** Performed by Queen, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield
*** Recorded at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1992
* "Calling You" (Bob Telson) – 6:17
** Performed by George Michael
*** Recorded at Wembley Arena in March 1991
* "Dear Friends" (Brian May) – 1:07 (some releases only)
** Performed by Queen (1974 studio recording from Sheer Heart Attack)

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 250,000$^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 410,150 |
| United States | — | 358,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
| United Kingdom | 19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) | Parlophone | CD | CDRS 6340 |
| United Kingdom | 19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) | Parlophone | 7-inch vinyl | R 6340 |
| United Kingdom | 19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) | Parlophone | Cassette | TC-R 6340 |
| Netherlands | 1993 | EMI | CD | 0777 7 89418 2 8 |