Children of the Grave

"Children of the Grave"
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Master of Reality
B-side"Solitude"
ReleasedAugust 1971 (1971-08)[1]
RecordedIsland Studios, London, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length
  • 5:17 (album version)
  • 3:47 (single version)
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer(s)Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Paranoid"
(1971)
"Children of the Grave"
(1971)
"Iron Man"
(1971)

"Children of the Grave" is a song by English rock band Black Sabbath, from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid.

The song has been featured on a number of greatest hits and live albums by Black Sabbath, as well as by the band's lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne during his solo career.

  1. ^ "Children of the Grave single".