Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (track)
by Queen
Year: 1986
From the album A Kind Of Magic (track #4)
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Pain Is So Close To Pleasure appears on the following album(s) by Queen:
- A Kind Of Magic (track #4) (this album) (1986)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/07/2026 08:05 | dukeboxkool | 8,388 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 14:38 | Garyf1972 | 8,105 | 62/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 21:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 151,953 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 06:01 |  AAL2014 | 39,438 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2025 19:06 |  ExTeaSea | 12,955 | 85/100 |
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One of the weakest tracks on the album and one of the worst songs Queen have ever done. Conservative euro pop, a kind of lightweight Motown number. And this was the band that sang Liar. Not good.
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