Crazy Train
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| "Crazy Train" | ||||
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| Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
| from the album Blizzard of Ozz | ||||
| B-side | "You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You" | |||
| Released |
September 20, 1980 |
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| Format | 7" Vinyl (45RPM) | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Jet, Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley | |||
| Producer | Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake | |||
| Certification | Woah | |||
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| "Crazy Train (Live)" | ||||
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| Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
| from the album Tribute | ||||
| B-side | "Crazy Train" "I Don't Know" |
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" Vinyl (45 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Max Norman | |||
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"Crazy Train" is the first single from British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, released in 1980. A live version of the song from the album Tribute was also released as a single in 1987 with an accompanying music video. The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley.
Overview
The song's main guitar riff has been praised for its use of the full minor scale.[1] It reached 49 on the United Kingdom chart[2] and number nine on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart in 1981.[3] The master ringtone was certified double platinum and had by September 2010 sold 1,750,000 downloads.[4]
The song is one of Osbourne's most well known and recognizable as a solo performer.[5] It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine.[6] The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs[7] and in 2009 it was named the 23rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1,[8] the highest placement by a solo artist on the list.
Personnel
1980 Studio version
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Randy Rhoads - guitar
- Bob Daisley - bass
- Lee Kerslake - drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards
1987 Live version
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Randy Rhoads - guitar
- Rudy Sarzo - bass
- Tommy Aldridge - drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards
Covers and other usage
Notable cover versions
- The Flys, on the soundtrack Universal Soldier: The Return.[9]
- Lewis Lamedica (Used as the theme to the MTV show The Osbournes)
- Fun Lovin' Criminals, on the album Mimosa
- ApologetiX spoofed the song, rewriting it with a Christian theme entitled "Lazy Brain" from their album Adam Up.
- They Might Be Giants play this song during interludes of their live shows while they set up and take down certain puppets.[10]
- Welsh band "Bullet For My Valentine" covered the song as a B-side for the limited edition vinyl pressing of their single "Scream Aim Fire".[citation needed] The cover also appeared on a limited edition of their album "Scream Aim Fire," though this version was only available in Japan.[citation needed]
Samples
"Crazy Train" has been sampled in the following songs:
- "Undead" by Hollywood Undead[11] (in a different key).
- "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy.[12]
Use in other media
- Appears in the film Ghost Rider.[13]
- Appears in the 2010 animated film Megamind.[citation needed]
- The parts of the musical instruments are sung a cappella by children, followed by the entire family singing lyrics, in a 2011 TV commercial for the Honda Pilot.[14]
- It was used as a theme song of Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen.[citation needed]
- The Westboro Baptist Church spoofed the song by rewriting it for an anti-gay protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010. In response, Osbourne issued a statement saying, "I am sickened and disgusted by the use of 'Crazy Train' to promote messages of hate and evil by a 'church'."[15] The church also announced plans to to perform their version of the song while protesting the funeral of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman in May, 2013.[16]
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "allmusic". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "AllMusic Billboard Blizzard of Ozz". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66353/chart-watch-extra-songs-from-the-last-century/
- ^ "Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for the greatest guitar solos of all time". Guitar.about.com. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1–4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com last accessed September 10, 2006.
- ^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ "Universal Soldier II [Television Soundtrack]". allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Crazy Train". Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ (different notes)"AllMusic song credits "Undead"". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "AllMusic album review Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Ghost Rider". IMDb. amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Ozzy's 'Crazy Train' Fuels New Honda Car Commercial". RTT News. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne 'disgusted' by Kansas church for using his song during anti-gay protest". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Westboro Baptist Church plan protest at Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's funeral http://www.nme.com/news/slayer/70129
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