| The Golden Boy | |
| Cover: | The Golden Boy Single 1988.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé |
| Album: | Barcelona |
| B-Side: | "The Fallen Priest" (5:46) |
| Released: | 24 October 1988 |
| Recorded: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Classical crossover, gospel |
| Length: | 6:05 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Lyricist: | Tim Rice |
| Chronology: | Freddie Mercury |
| Prev Title: | Barcelona |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | How Can I Go On |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"The Golden Boy" is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with Catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.
Originally included in the 1988 album Barcelona, the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The Fallen Priest", as the B-side. An instrumental version of the song was included in both the 12" vinyl and the 5" CD single releases. The single reached #86 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The song's music video is footage of the artists' miming performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse[2]), where the song was performed along with "Barcelona" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.