"Strange Magic" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

After its initial appearance on Face the Music, it was released as a single in 1976 in two versions, one for the US and one for the UK, both different from the original.

[3] AllMusic's Donald A. Guarisco considered it one of the best tracks on their "breakthrough" album Face the Music, praising Jeff Lynne's skill at "creating ballads that are as memorably hook-laden as his uptempo pop tunes", noting the "stunning intro full of swirling strings, some George Harrison-styled slide guitar riffs".

[2] Billboard considered it to be an "easy rocker" with "smooth vocals and skillful string arrangements.

"[5] Stereogum contributor Ryan Reed rated it as ELO's 3rd best song, saying that it shows "Lynne's mastery of tension and release" and noting the "odd arrangement" with "ascending and descending strings, random jazz accents of the keys" and drums that enter halfway through the song but without stereotypical bluster.