Die Young (Black Sabbath song)
"Die Young" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Black Sabbath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
from the album Heaven and Hell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
B-side | Heaven and Hell (live) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | December 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format | 7"/12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | October 1979-January 1980 at Studio Ferber, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Heavy metal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 4:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | Vertigo/Warner Bros. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Martin Birch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Die Young" is a single by British rock band Black Sabbath from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell.
It was performed live during almost all Dio era concerts and later on sometimes with Ian Gillan and Tony Martin on vocals. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi customarily plays a lengthy instrumental introductory passage to the song when performing live with heavy atmospheric keyboard backing, a practice dating back to the Tony Martin era Sabbath. A live rendition can be heard on Live from Radio City Music Hall, recorded in 2007 by Heaven & Hell, a band formed of past members of Black Sabbath from the Mob Rules and Dehumanizer era lineups.
In honour of ex-Vio-Lence manager Debbie Abono and Ronnie James Dio's passing, Machine Head's Robb Flynn recorded and released for free online a cover of Die Young.[1] Abono managed Flynn and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel when they were members of the Vio-Lence.[2]
Track listing
- UK 7" single (Vertigo #SAB 3)
A. "Die Young"
B. "Heaven and Hell" (live)
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1980 | UK Singles Chart | 41 |
References
- ↑ Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Remembers DEBBIE ABONO". BlabberMouth. Retrieved 19 May 2014.