Crazy Train

"Crazy Train"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Blizzard of Ozz
B-side"You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You"
Released29 August 1980 (UK)
  • February 1981 (US)[1]
Recorded22 March 1980
StudioRidge Farm Studio, Rusper, West Sussex
Genre
Length4:52
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Bob Daisley
Producer(s)
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Crazy Train"
(1980)
"Mr Crowley"
(1980)
Music video
"Crazy Train" on YouTube
Animated music video
"Crazy Train" on YouTube
"Crazy Train (Live)"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Tribute
B-side
  • "Crazy Train"
  • "I Don't Know"
Released1987
Recorded1981
Genre
Length5:19
LabelEpic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Bob Daisley
Producer(s)Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"The Ultimate Sin"
(1986)
"Crazy Train (Live)"
(1987)
"Miracle Man"
(1988)

"Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, Blizzard of Ozz (1980). The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley. The lyrics deal with the subject of the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed during that period.[4]

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  2. ^ "The Best Heavy Metal Songs: 16 Undeniable Classics". www.udiscovermusic.com. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ Dave Tompkins. "VH1 - 40 Greatest Metal Songs". cs.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ Kajzer, Jackie; Lotring, Roger (2010). Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Metal Songs of the '80s. Course Technology. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4354-5441-5.