Iron_man_(song)

“Iron Man”
Single by Black Sabbath from the album Paranoid
B-side	"Electric Funeral"
Released	October 1971
Format	45 RPM
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:33 (Single) 5:56 (Album)
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward
Producer	Rodger Bain

"Iron Man" is a signature song of Birmingham, England heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. It was first released on their second album Paranoid (1970) and later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock \'n\' Roll (1976), as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations. Many musical acts have recorded cover versions of the song, and the song is frequently used and referenced during sporting events and in television shows and films. The song is about a person who sacrifices himself to save mankind, but is later shunned by society. He eventually decides to take revenge on those people, "vengeance from the grave, killing the people he once saved."

Riff

The song is known for its signature riff:

Awards & Chart Position

• In 2000, 30 years after the song was first released, it won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
• "Iron Man" also won spot #310 in Rolling Stone\'s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
• "Iron Man" was awarded the #1 spot on VH1\'s 40 Greatest Metal Songs in 2006."VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed 2006-09-10.
• Peaked at #52 in 1972

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