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"Crazy Train (Live)"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album 'Tribute'
B-side	"Crazy Train"
Released	1987
Format	7" Vinyl (45 RPM)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:19
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley
Producer	Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology

"Crazy Train"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Blizzard of Ozz
B-side	"You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You"
Released	September 20, 1980; August 22, 1995 (re-issue)
Format	7" Vinyl (45RPM)
Recorded	March 22-April 19, 1980
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:56
Label	Jet, Epic
Writer(s)	Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley
Producer	Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology

"Crazy Train" is a heavy metal song written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. It was released in 1980 on the album Blizzard of Ozz. This song was Ozzy Osbourne's first single as a solo artist after leaving Black Sabbath. The song was recorded live in 1981, and later included on the live album Tribute, released March 19, 1987. The live recording was first released as a single on February 10, 1987.

[edit] Covers and other usage

[edit] Cover versions

"Crazy Train" has been covered by the following:

Alt-Country/Americana band Flatirons on Prayer Bones.
Pat Boone as a swing number for In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy this version was used as the theme song for the MTV program The Osbournes.
Blue Man Group on their 2003 Complex Rock Tour, playing the riff on PVC instruments.
Bullet for My Valentine for a Kerrang!-produced compilation album.
Fun Loving Criminals as a lounge bar style for Mimosa.
Iron Horse as a bluegrass number on Black & Bluegrass: A Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath.
Carbon Leaf during a live show, and included on 5 Alive!.
Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio adapted the song for "Tribute to Randy" on his Hands Without Shadows.
Sebastian Bach on his solo album Bach 2: Basics.
Living Loud, composed of Australian vocalist Jimmy Barnes, Steve Morse, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Don Airey.
The Flys, on the soundtrack Universal Soldier: The Return (Television Soundtrack.^[1]

[edit] Samples

"Crazy Train" has been sampled in the following songs:

"Undead" by Hollywood Undead.^[2]
"Let's Go" by Trick Daddy.^[3]
"Insubordination" by Voodoo Glow Skulls.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Performed live but not officially recorded

Yonder Mountain String Band, Collective Soul, Nightwish, Skid Row, Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, Alter Bridge, Tenacious D, and Green Day

[edit] Use in other media

The video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
It played in an episode of MTV's Jackass.
An advertisement for the video game World of Warcraft.
Played in the film Ghost Rider.^[4]

[edit] Use in the world of sports

New England Patriots as their entrance music, the song was performed live on opening night in 2005.
San Diego Chargers at kick off for home games.
Cleveland Indians every time they load the bases.
Houston Astros every time they load the bases.
Atlanta Braves when Chipper Jones or Ryan Church come up to bat.
Colorado Rockies when Larry Walker came up to bat.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at opening kickoff and second half kickoff of homes games.

[edit] Reception and Awards

Crazy Train was a major hit in both the UK and the USA. The first riff and Randy Rhoads' guitar solo are often highly praised.^[5] It reached 49 on the United Kingdom chart^[6]. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.^[7] The master ringtone was certified double platinum on January 29, 2009, when it sold 2,000,000 downloads.^[8]

It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine.^[9] The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs^[10] and in 2009 it was named the 23^rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1.^[11]

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

^ "Universal Soldier II [Television Soundtrack]". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfwxqwkldae. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
^ "AllMusic song credits "Undead"". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hi5wxvtdldhe. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
^ "AllMusic album review Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxqesldke. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ "Soundtracks for Ghost Rider". IMDb. amazon.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259324/soundtrack. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:29cyxdabnoly
^ http://www.bobdaisley.com/bio.html
^ "AllMusic Billboard Blizzard of Ozz". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9frxqe5ldse~T31. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=ozzy%20osbourne&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^ 100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for the greatest guitar solos of all time
^ "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". http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

[edit] External links

Song review at Allmusic

[0] "Universal Soldier II [Television Soundtrack]". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfwxqwkldae. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[1] "AllMusic song credits "Undead"". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hi5wxvtdldhe. Retrieved 15 June 2009.

[2] "AllMusic album review Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxqesldke. Retrieved 17 June 2009.

[3] "Soundtracks for Ghost Rider". IMDb. amazon.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259324/soundtrack. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

[4] ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:29cyxdabnoly

[5] ttp://www.bobdaisley.com/bio.html

[6] "AllMusic Billboard Blizzard of Ozz". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9frxqe5ldse~T31. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

[7] "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=ozzy%20osbourne&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved February 18, 2009.

[8] 100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for the greatest guitar solos of all time

[9] "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.

[10] "spreadit.org music". http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

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