Hole in the Sky (song)
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- For other uses, see Hole in the Sky (disambiguation)
| "Hole in the Sky" | ||
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| Song by Black Sabbath | ||
| from the album Sabotage | ||
| Released | July 28, 1975 | |
| Recorded | Morgan Studios, London, 1974-1975 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 4:00 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer(s) | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | |
| Producer(s) | Black Sabbath | |
| Sabotage track listing | ||
| None (None) |
"Hole in the Sky" (1) |
"Don't Start (Too Late)" (2) |
Hole In The Sky is one of Black Sabbath's most famous songs. It is the opening track of their album Sabotage. The song might refer to the feeling of being High (a state of drug usage where a person has less control of his actions, and is lost in his mind for a specified time period, rather like being drunk); then again, it could also refer to satanic references, assuming the song was written by Geezer Butler. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden, who was highly influenced by Black Sabbath wrote a line "There's a hole in the sky for the angels to kiss" on their 1995 hit single "Man on the Edge."
[edit] Cover Versions
Alongside Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Iron Man, N.I.B., Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, War Pigs and Planet Caravan this song is one of their most covered songs. Pantera released a cover version of this song in their Greatest Hits album, being the last song the band recorded with the late Dimebag Darrell; Machine Head covered this song in the Nativity In Black : A Tribute To Black Sabbath album; Metallica played this and Iron Man during Black Sabbath's inauguration in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
