Crazy Train
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| Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
| from the album Blizzard of Ozz | ||||
| B-side | "You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You" | |||
| Released |
September 20, 1980 |
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| Format | 7" Vinyl (45RPM) | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Jet, Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley | |||
| Producer | Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake | |||
| Certification | Woah | |||
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| "Crazy Train (Live)" | ||||
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| Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
| from the album Tribute | ||||
| B-side | "Crazy Train" "I Don't Know" |
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" Vinyl (45 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Max Norman | |||
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"Crazy Train" is the first single from British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, released in 1980. A live version of the song from the album Tribute was also released as a single in 1987 with an accompanying music video. The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley.
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Overview [edit]
The song's main guitar riff has been praised for its use of the full minor scale.[1] It reached 49 on the United Kingdom chart[2] and number nine on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart in 1981.[3] The master ringtone was certified double platinum and had by September 2010 sold 1,750,000 downloads.[4]
The song is one of Osbourne's most well known and recognizable as a solo performer.[5] It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine.[6] The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs[7] and in 2009 it was named the 23rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1,[8] the highest placement by a solo artist on the list.
Personnel [edit]
1980 Studio version
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Randy Rhoads - guitar
- Bob Daisley - bass
- Lee Kerslake - drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards
1987 Live version
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Randy Rhoads - guitar
- Rudy Sarzo - bass
- Tommy Aldridge - drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards
Covers and other usage [edit]
Notable cover versions [edit]
- The Flys, on the soundtrack Universal Soldier: The Return.[9]
- Lewis Lamedica (Used as the theme to the MTV show The Osbournes)
- Fun Lovin' Criminals, on the album Mimosa
- ApologetiX spoofed the song, rewriting it with a Christian theme entitled "Lazy Brain" from their album Adam Up.
- They Might Be Giants play this song during interludes of their live shows while they set up and take down certain puppets.[10]
Samples [edit]
"Crazy Train" has been sampled in the following songs:
- "Undead" by Hollywood Undead[11] (in a different key).
- "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy.[12]
Use in other media [edit]
- Appears in the film Ghost Rider.[13]
- Appears in the 2010 animated film Megamind.[citation needed]
- The parts of the musical instruments are sung a cappella by children, followed by the entire family singing lyrics, in a 2011 TV commercial for the Honda Pilot.[14]
- It was used as a theme song of Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen.[citation needed]
- The Westboro Baptist Church spoofed the song by rewriting it for an anti-gay protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010. In response, Osbourne issued a statement saying, "I am sickened and disgusted by the use of 'Crazy Train' to promote messages of hate and evil by a 'church'."[15] The church also announced plans to to perform their version of the song while protesting the funeral of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman in May, 2013.[16]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Huey, Steve. "allmusic". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "AllMusic Billboard Blizzard of Ozz". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66353/chart-watch-extra-songs-from-the-last-century/
- ^ "Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for the greatest guitar solos of all time". Guitar.about.com. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1–4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com last accessed September 10, 2006.
- ^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ "Universal Soldier II [Television Soundtrack]". allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Crazy Train". Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ (different notes)"AllMusic song credits "Undead"". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "AllMusic album review Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Ghost Rider". IMDb. amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Ozzy's 'Crazy Train' Fuels New Honda Car Commercial". RTT News. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne 'disgusted' by Kansas church for using his song during anti-gay protest". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Westboro Baptist Church plan protest at Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's funeral http://www.nme.com/news/slayer/70129
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