Paranoid (Black Sabbath song)
| "Paranoid" | ||||
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1976 UK reissue picture sleeve, featuring "Snowblind" as the B-side. | ||||
| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Paranoid | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | August 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 16 June 1970 | |||
| Studio | Island Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Rodger Bain | |||
| Black Sabbath singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
2000 UK promotional reissue picture sleeve featuring the original B-side, "The Wizard". | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Paranoid" on YouTube | ||||
"Paranoid" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970 on the band's second studio album, Paranoid (1970). It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song "The Wizard". The song is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. It reached number 4 on the UK singles chart and number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Black Sabbath's first song to place on both of those charts.