Metal Health (song)
| "Metal Health" | ||||
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| Single by Quiet Riot | ||||
| from the album Metal Health | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format | 12" and 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length |
5:17 (album version) 4:16 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Pasha | |||
| Writer(s) | Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Tony Cavazo | |||
| Producer(s) | Spencer Proffer | |||
| Quiet Riot singles chronology | ||||
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"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)"; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)", is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received heavy MTV music video and radio play.[citation needed] "Metal Health" was the band's second top 40 hit, peaking at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was ranked #35 on VH1's Top 40 Metal Songs.
The song talks about the headbanging subculture. Because of this, the song caught the attention of many heavy metal fans upon its release. The single contained both the studio-recorded version and a live version, which was later released on their Greatest Hits compilation.
Music video
The music video was produced for $19,000 and was filmed in the Walt Disney Modular Theater and hallways of the California Institute of the Arts, employing students as extras.[1]
Uses in popular culture
The song was heard in Footloose and its 2011 remake. It was also featured in the opening credits of the 2008 film The Wrestler,[2] and in a TV commercial for Hyundai that debuted during CBS's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013.
"Weird Al" Yankovic performed the song as part of his 1985 polka medley "Hooked on Polkas" from his album Dare to Be Stupid.
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM) | 71 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |
References
- ↑ Ragogna, Mike (2010-04-14). "From Gods And Monsters and Quiet Riot to Tina Turner and Citizens Of The World: A Conversation With Spencer Proffer". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "'The Wrestler' Soundtrack Finally Hits The Mat - Curiously Does Not Contain "The Wrestler"". Theplaylist.blogspot.com. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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