The Mob Rules
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| "The Mob Rules" | ||||
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| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Mob Rules | ||||
| B-side | "Die Young" (live) | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Vertigo/Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |||
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"The Mob Rules" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1981 album, Mob Rules. The song was primarily written by Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi. The song was also released as the first single from the album.
Track listing[edit]
- A. "The Mob Rules"
- B. "Die Young" (live)
Covers[edit]
- American heavy metal band Fozzy covered the song on their 2002 album Happenstance.
- American heavy metal group Iced Earth released a cover of the song on the iTunes version of their 2011 album, Dystopia.
- American heavy metal band Benedictum recorded a cover on their 2006 debut album, Uncreation.
- Norwegian heavy metal artist, Jorn recorded a cover the Japanese edition of his 2012 album, Bring Heavy Rock to the Land. A version featuring an orchestra arrangement appeared on his 2013 compilation album Symphonic.
- American heavy metal band Adrenaline Mob recorded a cover on their 2013 EP, Coverta. Adrenaline Mob's version also appeared on the tribute album Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life in 2014.
- An alternate recording of the song was featured in the 1981 movie Heavy Metal.
- A cover of the song appears in the video game Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.
- The song was used in the first trailer for the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (1981) | Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 46 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Occurrence of the song in various albums
- "Mob Rules" at Discogs (list of releases)
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