A National Acrobat
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“A National Acrobat” | |||||
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Song by Black Sabbath | |||||
Album | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | ||||
Released | December 1, 1973 (UK) January 1974 (US) |
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Recorded | 1973 | ||||
Genre | Heavy metal | ||||
Length | 5:45 | ||||
Label | Castle Records (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
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Writer | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | ||||
Producer | Black Sabbath | ||||
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath track listing | |||||
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"A National Acrobat" is the second song from Black Sabbath's fifth album, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It features a distinctive mid-tempo harmonized opening riff and a classic Tony Iommi guitar solo.
The song was covered by Metallica on their covers album Garage Inc. It is part of a medley of "Sabbra Cadabra" and "A National Acrobat", which is only listed as "Sabbra Cadabra".