Never Boring

Never Boring is a box set compilation of solo work by English musician Freddie Mercury, released on 11 October 2019.[3] The box set contains three CDs and a collection of promotional videos on both Blu-ray and DVD, as well as a 120-page hardbound book. All three discs were also issued individually on CD, vinyl, digital and streaming services.[4]

Never Boring
Box set by Freddie Mercury
Released	11 October 2019
Recorded	1983–2019
Genre	Rock, pop rock, opera
Length	48:35 (Standard 12-track Edition) 191:14 (Deluxe Box Set Edition)
Label	Mercury Hollywood
Producer	Various
Freddie Mercury chronology
Messenger of the Gods: The Singles (2016) Never Boring (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Loudersound	[2]

Track listing

Never Boring (12-track compilation)[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Great Pretender" (2019 Special Edition)	Buck Ram	3:27
2.	"I Was Born to Love You" (2019 Special Edition)	Freddie Mercury	3:38
3.	"Barcelona" (2012 Orchestrated Version)	Mercury Mike Moran	5:42
4.	"In My Defence" (2000 Remix)	Dave Clark Jeff Daniels David Soames	3:52
5.	"Love Kills" (2019 Special Edition)	Mercury Giorgio Moroder	4:29
6.	"How Can I Go On" (2012 Orchestrated Single Version)	Mercury Moran	3:58
7.	"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (2019 Special Edition)	Mercury	3:45
8.	"Living on My Own" (1993 Radio Mix)	Mercury	3:37
9.	"The Golden Boy" (2012 Orchestrated Single Edit)	Mercury Moran Tim Rice	5:12
10.	"Time Waits for No One"	John Christie Clark	3:19
11.	"She Blows Hot and Cold" (2019 Special Edition)	Mercury	3:25
12.	"Made in Heaven" (2019 Special Edition)	Mercury	4:11
Total length:			48:35

Mr. Bad Guy (2019 Special Edition)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Turn It On"	Mercury	3:43
2.	"Made in Heaven"	Mercury	4:07
3.	"I Was Born to Love You"	Mercury	3:39
4.	"Foolin' Around"	Mercury	3:30
5.	"Your Kind of Lover"	Mercury	3:35
6.	"Mr. Bad Guy"	Mercury	4:10
7.	"Man Made Paradise"	Mercury	4:10
8.	"There Must Be More to Life Than This"	Mercury	3:02
9.	"Living on My Own"	Mercury	3:24
10.	"My Love Is Dangerous"	Mercury	3:44
11.	"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"	Mercury	3:47
Total length:			40:51

Barcelona (2012 Orchestral Edition)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Barcelona"	Mercury Moran	5:43
2.	"La Japonaise"	Mercury Moran	4:52
3.	"The Fallen Priest"	Mercury Moran Rice	5:47
4.	"Ensueño"	Montserrat Caballé Mercury Moran	4:23
5.	"The Golden Boy"	Mercury Moran Rice	6:04
6.	"Guide Me Home"	Mercury Moran	2:50
7.	"How Can I Go On"	Mercury Moran	3:50
8.	"Exercises in Free Love"	Mercury Moran	3:57
9.	"Overture Piccante"	Mercury Moran	6:45
Total length:			44:13

Never Boring (Blu-ray / DVD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Made in Heaven"	4:14
2.	"The Great Pretender"	3:26
3.	"Living on My Own"	3:10
4.	"Barcelona"	4:30
5.	"I Was Born to Love You"	3:39
6.	"Time Waits for No One"	3:31
7.	"In My Defence"	3:53
8.	"Living on My Own" (Radio Mix)	3:41
9.	"The Golden Boy" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)	6:03
10.	"How Can I Go On" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)	3:48
11.	"Barcelona" (La Nit performance, Barcelona)	5:50
Total length:		45:46

Bonus videos

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Freddie Mercury & Dave Clark “Time” Interview"	3:37
13.	"The Great Pretender" (Extended Version)	5:54
14.	"Barcelona" (Ku Klub performance, Ibiza)	5:18
Total length:		14:49

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	37
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[9]	75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	54
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	164
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]	29
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14]	32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	18

References

1. Allmusic
2. Freddie Mercury: never, ever, ever boring
3. Wilkening, Matthew (5 September 2019). "New Freddie Mercury 'Never Boring' Box Set Announced". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
4. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8529162/freddie-mercury-never-boring-box-set
5. Titles taken from "Never Boring" book included in the Freddie Mercury Solo Box Set
6. "Austriancharts.at – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
7. "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
8. "Ultratop.be – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
9. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201943 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
11. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 42, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
13. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
14. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
16. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 42: del 11.10.2019 al 17.10.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Mercury – Never Boring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.