Look at Yourself (Uriah Heep song)

"Look at Yourself"
Single by Uriah Heep
from the album Look at Yourself
B-side	"What Should Be Done"
Released	1971
Format	7"
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock
Length	5:09
Label	Bronze Mercury
Writer(s)	Ken Hensley
Uriah Heep singles chronology
"Lady in Black" (1971) "Look at Yourself" (1971) "The Wizard" (1972)

Look at Yourself is a song by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep which has been originally released on their third studio album, Look at Yourself. The song was the first single by the band in the United Kingdom and was written and sung by Ken Hensley.

According to Hensley, the reason, that he took over the lead vocals was, that David Byron had throat problems during the recording session. However, David Byron sang the lead vocals during band's live performances.

(The song was also later included on Uriah Heep's first live album, Uriah Heep Live and their first compilation album, The Best of Uriah Heep.^[1][2]

Covers

• German power metal band Gamma Ray covered this song on their first studio album, Heading for Tomorrow (1990).

• GrimSkunk covered "Look at Yourself" on their Grim Skunk album.

Personnel

• Ken Hensley – lead vocals, organ
• Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Paul Newton – bass guitar
• Ian Clarke – drums
• David Byron – backing vocals

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics