Metal Health

Metal Health
Studio album by
Quiet Riot
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1983[1]
StudioPasha Music House, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length40:57
LabelPasha
ProducerSpencer Proffer
Quiet Riot chronology
Quiet Riot II
(1978) 		Metal Health
(1983) 		Condition Critical
(1984)
Singles from Metal Health
  1. "Cum On Feel the Noize"
    Released: July 1983[3]
  2. "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)"
    Released: November 1983[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[4]

Metal Health is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983.[1] The album spawned the hit singles "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health". It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide release, as the first two were released only in Japan.

Metal Health was the first heavy metal album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart,[5] replacing the Police's Synchronicity at number one in November 1983. Due to its commercial success, Metal Health is regarded by some as the catalyst that opened the door for hair metal's immense popularity throughout the next several years.[6] The album went on to sell more than ten million copies worldwide[7] and over six million in the U.S. alone, being certified six-times platinum by the RIAA.

  1. ^ a b FMQB New Releases (Feb. 18, 1983)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference cos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Great Rock discography". p. 668.
  4. ^ "Review: Quiet Riot - Metal Health | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ DiVita, Joe (July 22, 2013). "10 Best Metal Albums of 1983". Loudwire. Retrieved April 9, 2021. Metal Health' is immortalized in music history as the first heavy metal album to reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (August 6, 2018). "The 11 Heaviest Hair Metal Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Quiet Riot - BIO". www.quietriot.band. Retrieved February 27, 2019.