Paranoid (album)

Paranoid
Paranoid
Studio album by Black Sabbath
Released	18 September 1970; 7 January 1971 (US)
Recorded	16–18 June 1970
Studio	Regent Sound, London; Island Studios, London;
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	41:51
Label	Vertigo (UK); Warner Bros. (US);
Producer	Rodger Bain
Singles from Paranoid
	"Paranoid"; Released: 7 August 1970 (UK); "Iron Man"; Released: October 1971 (US);

Paranoid is the second studio album by Black Sabbath, an English heavy metal band. It was released on September 18, 1970. The album has many of the band's most popular songs, such as "Paranoid", "War Pigs" and "Iron Man". It went to number one on the United Kingdom's music chart. It also went on music charts in other countries.

Many people say Paranoid is one of the first heavy metal albums.^[5]^[6]^[7] It has also helped change how heavy metal sounds. It is Black Sabbath's best selling album. It has sold over 1.6 million copies in the United States.^[8]

Track listing

All songs composed by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne).

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"War Pigs"	7:57
2.	"Paranoid"	2:48
3.	"Planet Caravan"	4:32
4.	"Iron Man"	5:56

Side B
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Electric Funeral"	4:53
6.	"Hand of Doom"	7:08
7.	"Rat Salad" (instrumental)	2:30
8.	"Fairies Wear Boots"	6:15
Total length:		41:51

References

↑ "Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Info, Tracks, Releases, Credits". black-sabbath.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
↑ Popoff, Martin (2020). Sabotage (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-912782-31-4.
↑ "50 Years Ago, Black Sabbath Found Its Sound And Took Metal Worldwide". npr.org. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
↑ Popoff, Martin (2020). Sabotage (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-1-912782-31-4.
↑ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
↑ "The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: The Complete List". LA Weekly. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ Loudwire Staff. "The 50 Best Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ "Black Sabbath Reuniting For New Album, Tour". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[1] "Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Info, Tracks, Releases, Credits". black-sabbath.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[2] Popoff, Martin (2020). Sabotage (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-912782-31-4.

[3] "50 Years Ago, Black Sabbath Found Its Sound And Took Metal Worldwide". npr.org. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[4] Popoff, Martin (2020). Sabotage (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-1-912782-31-4.

[:0-5] "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[6] "The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: The Complete List". LA Weekly. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[7] Loudwire Staff. "The 50 Best Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[8] "Black Sabbath Reuniting For New Album, Tour". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

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