Magic Explained
Magic or magick most commonly refers to:
- Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
- Magic (illusion), also known as stage magic, the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats
- Magical thinking, the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly as a result of supernatural effects
Magic or magick may also refer to:
Art and entertainment
Film and television
Literature
- Magic in fiction, the genre of fiction that uses supernatural elements as a theme
- Magic (Chesterton play), 1913
- Magic (short story collection), 1996 short story collection by Isaac Asimov
- Magic (novel), 1976 novel by William Goldman
- The Magic Comic, a 1939–1941 British comic
- Magick (Book 4), 1913 book by Aleister Crowley
- Magyk, 2005 novel by Angie Sage
- The Magic (book), 2012 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne
- Magic (American magazine), 1991–2016 magazine for magicians
- Magic (music magazine), 1995–2016 French pop music magazine
- Magic, Inc., a 1940 science fantasy novella by Robert A. Heinlein
Music
Performers
- Magic (rapper) (1975–2013), also known as Mr. Magic (real name Awood Johnson), American rapper
- Magic!, Canadian reggae-pop band
- The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps, a music group
Albums
- Magic (Amii Stewart album), 1992 album by Amii Stewart
- Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album), 1997 album by Axel Rudi Pell
- Magic (B'z album), 2009 album by Japanese rock duo B'z
- Magic (Ben Rector album), 2018
- Magic (Bruce Springsteen album), 2007 album by Bruce Springsteen
- Magic (Djumbo album), 2008 album by Djumbo
- Magic (Dreams Come True album), 1993 album by Dreams Come True
- Magic (Exo-CBX album), 2018 by Japanese band Exo-CBX
- Magic (Four Tops album), 1985 album by the Four Tops
- Magic (Gillan album), 1982 album by British rock band Gillan
- Magic (The Jets album), 1987 album by The Jets
- Magic (Jolin Tsai album), 2003 album by Jolin Tsai
- Magic (Jorma Kaukonen album), 1985 album by Jorma Kaukonen
- Magic (Kiri Te Kanawa album), 2005 album by Kiri Te Kanawa
- Magic (Smash Mouth album), 2012 album by American rock band Smash Mouth
- Magic (T-Connection album), 1977 album by funk band T-Connection
- Magic (T-Square album), 1981 album by Japanese Jazz fusion band T-Square
- Magic (Tom Browne album), 1981 album by Tom Browne
- Magic (Twins album), 2004 CD released by the musical group Twins
- Magic, by Dreams Come True, 1993 album by Dreams Come True
- Magic, by Paul Mauriat, 1982 album by Paul Mauriat
- Magic (EP), a 2009 EP by The Sound of Arrows
- The Magic (album), 2016 album by Deerhoof
- Magick (album), 2004 album by John Zorn
Songs
- "Magic" (B.o.B song), song by American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, from the 2010 album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
- "Magic" (The Cars song), song by American rock band The Cars the 1984 album, Heartbeat City
- "Magic" (Coldplay song), song by British rock band Coldplay from the 2014 album, Ghost Stories
- "Magic" (Disco Montego song), song by dance duo Disco Montego from the 2002 album Disco Montego
- "Magic" (Dragon song), song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon from the 1984 album Body and the Beat
- "Magic" (Kylie Minogue song), 2020 single by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, from the album Disco
- "Magic" (Ladyhawke song), song by New Zealand recording artist Ladyhawke from the 2008 album Ladyhawke
- "Magic" (Mystery Skulls song), song by American musician Luis Dubuc from the 2014 album Forever
- "Magic" (Nick Drake song), song by Nick Drake from the 2004 album Made to Love Magic
- "Magic" (O'G3NE song), 2014 single by Dutch group O'G3NE
- "Magic" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1980 song by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film Xanadu
- "Magic" (Pilot song), song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot from the 1974 album, From the Album of the Same Name, later covered by Selena Gomez
- "Magic" (Robin Thicke song), 2008 song by American R&B singer Robin Thicke
- "Magic" (Sean Smith song), 2017 single by Sean Smith
- "Magic" (The Sound of Arrows song), song by Swedish duo The Sound of Arrows from the 2011 album Voyage
- "Magic (What She Do)", 1985 single by New Zealand band DD Smash
- "Magick" (Klaxons song), song by London band Klaxons from the 2007 album Myths of the Near Future
- "Magic", by Axel Rudi Pell on the album Magic
- "Magic", by Ben Folds on the album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
- "Magic", by Bruce Springsteen on the album Magic
- "Magic", by Colbie Caillat on the album Coco
- "Magic", by Count Basie on the album April in Paris
- "Magic", by Future on the album Pluto
- "Magic", by Gabrielle Aplin on the album Dear Happy
- "Magic", by The Guess Who on the album Now and Not Then
- "Magic", by Jolin Tsai on the album Magic
- "Magic", by Justin Timberlake
- "Magic", by the Linda Lindas on the album Growing Up
- "Magic", by Michel Legrand on the album Magic
- "Magic", by Mick Smiley on the Ghostbusters soundtrack
- "Magic", by Mrs. Green Apple from Antenna
- "Magic", by Kelly Clarkson from Chemistry
- "Magic", by One Direction on the album Take Me Home
- "Magic", by Paul McCartney on the album Driving Rain
- "Magic", by The Pussycat Dolls on the album Doll Domination
- "Magic", by Rainbow on the album Difficult to Cure
- "Magic", by Raveena on the album Asha's Awakening
- "Magic", by Rina Aiuchi
- "Magic", by Ryan Adams on the album Cardinology
- "Magic", by Sasha with Sam Mollison on the album The Qat Collection
- "Magic", by Secret on the album Secret Time
- "Magic", by Smash Mouth on the album Magic
- "Magic", by Status Quo on the album Ain't Complaining
- "Magic", by Stephanie Mills on the album Stephanie
- "Magic!", by Zior Park on the album Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1
Other uses in art and entertainment
Businesses and organizations
Sports teams
Other organizations
Radio stations
Sorted alphabetically by call letters:
Canada
- CIMJ-FM (Majic 106.1), Guelph, Canada
- CJMJ-FM (Magic 100.3), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- CJMK-FM (Magic 98.3), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- CJUK-FM (Magic 99.9), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
United States
- KKMG (98.9 Magic FM), Colorado Springs, Colorado
- KKMJ-FM (Majic 95.5), Austin, Texas
- KMAJ-FM (Majic 107.7), Carbondale, Kansas
- KMGA (99.5 Magic FM), Albuquerque, New Mexico
- KMGL (Magic 104.1), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- KNEV (Magic 95.5), Reno, Nevada
- KBOI-FM (Magic 93.1), Boise, Idaho, formerly KZMG
- KYMG (Magic 98.9), Anchorage, Alaska
- WAJI (Majic 95.1), Fort Wayne, Indiana
- WDYK (Magic 100.5), Cumberland, Maryland
- WLMG (Magic 101.9), New Orleans, Louisiana
- WLTB (Magic 101.7), Binghamton, New York
- WLXN (Majic 99.9), Lexington, North Carolina
- WMAG (Magic 99.5), Greensboro, North Carolina, former branding
- WMGC-FM (Magic 105.1), Detroit, Michigan, former branding
- WMGF (Magic 107.7), Orlando, Florida
- WMGN (Magic 98.1), Madison, Wisconsin
- WMGQ (Magic 98.3), New Brunswick, New Jersey
- WMGS (Magic 93), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- WMJI (Majic 105.7), Cleveland, Ohio
- WMJJ (Magic 96.5), Birmingham, Alabama
- WMJM (Magic 101.3), Louisville, Kentucky
- WMJX (Magic 106.7), Boston, Massachusetts
- WMXJ (Magic 102.7), Miami, Florida, formerly known as Majic 102.7
- WROW (Magic 590), Albany, New York
- WSPA-FM (Magic 98.9), Spartanburg, South Carolina
- WTHZ (Majic 94.1), Lexington, North Carolina, former branding
Elsewhere
- Magic Nationwide, a radio network in the Philippines
- DWTM (Magic 89.9), Manila
- DYBN (Magic 92.3), Cebu
- DYBE-FM (Magic 106.3), Bacolod
- DXBE (Magic 89.1), Davao
- DXKB (Magic 89.3), Cagayan de Oro
- DXKM (Magic 106.3), General Santos
- Magic 1278 (3EE), Melbourne, Australia
- Magic FM Aba, Nigeria
- Magic Malta, Malta government's public broadcaster
- Magic (UK radio station), a radio station based in London and broadcast across the United Kingdom
- Magic (English former radio network), a former radio network in the United Kingdom
- Magic (New Zealand radio network), a radio network in New Zealand
Technology
Computing
Other technology
Transportation
Aviation
Maritime
Other uses
- Magic (horse), female miniature horse working as a therapy horse inside hospitals and hospice programs
- Magic (Middle-earth), magic as it appears in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Eä
- Magic Johnson (born 1959), American basketball player and businessman
See also