Paranoid - Music

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Black-Sabbath - Paranoid

Paranoid Is A Song By Black Sabbath That Appears On The Band's Second Album Paranoid. Supposedly The Members Of Black Sabbath Put Together This Song In 15 Minutes Based On A Solo By Tony Iommi. This Song Was Only Meant To Be A "filler" But Became One Of Black Sabbath's Most Well Known Songs The Band Members Were Sent Back To The Studio To Record One More Song Because The Record Company Deemed The Album Was Too Short And Planned To Quickly Record A Filler Song But Eventually Wrote And Recorded "Paranoid". The Record Company Changed The Album's Name From War Pigs As It Was Originally Intended To Paranoid Out Of Fear Of A Backlash From Supporters Of The Vietnam War. "Paranoid" Was Released As A Single And Received Regular Airplay On Mainstream Radio. The Single With "The Wizard" On The B-Side Was Released In The UK In July 1970 And It Reached The Number 4. Lead Singer Ozzy Osbourne Continued To Play This Song In Concert During His Career As A Solo Artist. "Paranoid" Was Ranked #34 On VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. In March 2005 Q Magazine Placed It At Number 11 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Rolling Stone Ranked It #250 On Their List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. It Is #1 In The Book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time