Paranoid (song)

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"Paranoid"
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Paranoid
B-side "The Wizard" (1970 original)
Released August 1970[1]
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded 1970
Genre Heavy metal
Length 2:53
Label Vertigo
Writer(s) Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward
Producer Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"The Wizard"
(France, 1970)
"Paranoid"
(1970)
"Iron Man"
(1970)
Paranoid track listing
"War Pigs"
(1)
"Paranoid"
(2)
"Planet Caravan"
(3)

"Paranoid" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, featured on their second album Paranoid (1970). It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song "The Wizard". It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song also topped the German Singles Chart.

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[edit] Legacy

"Paranoid" is consistently ranked as one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. It is typically associated with both Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath due to its popularity. After Osbourne left the band in 1979 to pursue a solo career, he continued to perform this track, normally at the end of the set. Various different live versions have been recorded with Osbourne. This is due to the changes in band line-up since the original Blizzard of Ozz in 1980. Popular live versions featuring various guitarists including Randy Rhoads, Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde were all recorded and later released.

It was ranked No. 34 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[2] In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 11 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Rolling Stone ranked it number 250 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[3] and called the song, "a two-minute blast of protopunk".[4]

The original Black Sabbath recording has been used numerous times in various films and television shows including Sid & Nancy,[5] Dazed and Confused,[6] The Stoned Age,[7] Any Given Sunday,[8] Almost Famous,[9] and We Are Marshall.[10]

In Finland, Paranoid has the same status as Free Bird in the United States, Raul Seixas in Brazil or Stairway to Heaven in the United Kingdom as a song the audience finds great humour to request during a concert. So regardless of the band or the style of music they're playing "Soittakaa Paranoid!" ("Play Paranoid!") can usually be heard at least once during any gig.[11][12]

[edit] Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
NME United Kingdom "All Time Top 100 Singles"[13] 1976 41
Spin United States "100 Greatest Singles of All Time"[14] 1989 81
Radio Veronica Netherlands "Super All-Time List"[15] 1989 16
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
United States "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs
that Shaped Rock and Roll"[16]
1994 *
Guitarist United Kingdom "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All-Time"[17] 1998 84
Rolling Stone United States "500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[18] 2004 250
Q United Kingdom "1010 Songs You Must Own!"[19] 2004 *
Q United Kingdom "100 Greatest Songs of All Time"[20] 2006 100
VH1 United States "40 Greatest Metal Songs"[21] 2006 34
VH1 United States "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"[22] 2008 4

(*) designates unordered lists.

[edit] Covers

Cover versions of "Paranoid" were performed by:

[edit] Track listing

7" single (Vertigo 6059 010)[33]
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:45
  2. "The Wizard" – 4:20
7" single (Vertigo 6059 014)
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:50
  2. "Rat Salad" – 2:30
7" singles (Vertigo AS 109)
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:50
  2. "Happy Being Me"[I] – 15:54
7" 1977 re-release (Immediate 103 466)
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:50
  2. "Evil Woman" – 3:25
7" 1977 re-release (Nems SRS 510.044)
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:50
  2. "Tomorrow's Dream" – 3:11
7" 1980 re-release (Spiegelei INT 110.604)
  1. "Paranoid" – 2:45
  2. "Snowblind" – 5:25

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1970) Peak position
Australian Go-Set National Top 60[34] 18
Austrian Singles Chart[35] 3
German Singles Chart[36] 1
Irish Singles Chart[37] 12
Italian Singles Chart[38] 9
Netherlands Singles Chart[35] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[35] 6
South African Springbok Radio Top 20[39] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[35] 2
UK Singles Chart[40] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[41] 61
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[42] 79

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 0-86241-385-0. 
  2. ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1–4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed 10 September 2006
  3. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 9 December 2004. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3. Retrieved 31 August 2009. 
  4. ^ Rolling Stone Paranoid, retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "IMDb Sid & Nancy soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "IMDb Dazed and Confused soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  7. ^ "IMDb The Stoned Age soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111293/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  8. ^ "IMDb Any Given Sunday soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146838/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  9. ^ "IMDb Almost Famous soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  10. ^ "IMDb We are Marshall soundtrack". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758794/soundtrack. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  11. ^ Timo Rautio: Rokatessa roiskuu osa 3 (2004)
  12. ^ Walter De Camp: "Sisäpiiri: Walter De Campin tutkimuksia – Extreme-seksin maantiede" An article appeared in paper "City-lehti", 2006, issue 20, page 26 URL: http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Sis%E4piiri/2124/
  13. ^ "NME Lists". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_readers.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  14. ^ "Spin: 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time (1989)". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spin100.html#singles89. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  15. ^ "Super All-Time List – From 1989". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/veronica.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  16. ^ "500 Songs That Shaped Rock". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/halloffame.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  17. ^ "Guitar Lists". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/50.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  18. ^ "The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#500Songs. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  19. ^ "1010 Songs You Must Own!". rocklists.net. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q1010songs.htm. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
  20. ^ "Q Lists". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  21. ^ "40 Greatest Metal Songs (VH1 made a decent effort)". listology.com. http://www.listology.com/list/40-greatest-metal-songs-vh1-made-decent-effort. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  22. ^ "VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". stereogum.com. http://stereogum.com/43591/vh1s_100_greatest_hard_rock_songs/list/. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  23. ^ " ". Los Angeles Times. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=all&query=megadeth&x=2&y=13. 
  24. ^ Amazon.com review of 'Newer, clearer...".
  25. ^ Avenged Sevenfold To Cover Black Sabbath
  26. ^ http://www.theomegaorder.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16003/.f
  27. ^ http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/13742/Hellsongs--Hymns-in-the-Key-of-666.htm
  28. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tribute-To-Black-Sabbath-Eternal-Masters/release/555081
  29. ^ Prato, Greg. "Review Guitar Slinger". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1213816. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
  30. ^ "A Sordid Evening of Sonic Sorrows Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r260152. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  31. ^ Hell Rules: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
  32. ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1WaRuBtoo Convoluted Tides: Paranoid
    • Ministry on their album "Undercover"
    (Black Sabbath Cover)]
  33. ^ "Paranoid Vinyl 7" Discography". sabbath.se. http://www.sabbath.se/Discography/paranoidvinyl7.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  34. ^ "27 February 1971 Singles". poparchives.com.au. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1971/19710227.html. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
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  36. ^ "BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid (Single)". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/BLACK+SABBATH/Paranoid/single. Retrieved 2 March 2010. 
  37. ^ "Paranoid". irishcharts.ie.com. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  38. ^ "Indice per Interprete: B". hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ab.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  39. ^ "SA Charts 1969 – 1989". rock.co.za. http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(P-R).html. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
  40. ^ "Paranoid". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=5452. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  41. ^ "Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3693. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  42. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19701226.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
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