Iron Man (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by Black Sabbath

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Iron Man6:00Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
  • US1971-01-07
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records ("W7" imprint of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc.)WS 1887
1.4Iron Man5:58Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
  • US1987-02-17
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)3104-2, D 104222
1.4Iron Man5:56Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
Creative Sounds Ltd. (US)6007
1.5Iron Man5:54Black SabbathDetroit Rock City: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1999-08-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 546 389-2
2.4Iron Man5:58Black SabbathBlack Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978Black SabbathAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-04-27
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 73923
1.4Iron Man5:54Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
  • -2016-01-22
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Rhino (reissue label)1887, R1 552927
1.4Iron Man5:55Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
  • US2016-08-05
Rhino (reissue label)RR2 3104
1.4Iron Man5:55Black SabbathParanoid (super deluxe)Black SabbathAlbum
  • US2016-11-11
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 556692
1.4Iron Man5:54Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Rhino (reissue label)3104, RR1 3104
1.3Iron Man5:55Black SabbathThe Ultimate CollectionBlack SabbathAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-02-03
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 558485
2.4Iron Man5:54Black SabbathThe Vinyl Collection: 1970–1978Black SabbathAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US2019-09-06
Rhino (reissue label)R1 591001
1.4Iron Man5:55Black SabbathParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)3104-2
1.5Iron Man5:58Black SabbathWe Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ RollBlack SabbathAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)2923-2

Relationships

engineer:Tom Allom
Brian Humphries
producer:Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):Bill Ward (in 1970)
electric bass guitar:Geezer Butler
electric guitar:Tony Iommi
lead vocals:Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Gimcastle Ltd.
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill (in 1970)
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London) (in 1970)
sampled by:10,000 Spoons by Neil Cicierega (guitar)
This Means War!! by Busta Rhymes feat. Ozzy Osbourne
mash-ups:I Reject My Humanity/I’m Me by V‐FUN
Wanda Thurman (WandaVision / Agatha All Along vs. Fall Out Boy vs. Black Sabbath) by Voicedude
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 7) (order: 7)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 61)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 310) (order: 309)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 344) (order: 344)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/0TI8TP4FitVPoEHPTySx48 [info]
recording of:Iron Man (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)

Related works

Iron Man

lyricist:Geezer Butler
composer:Geezer Butler
Tony Iommi
Ozzy Osbourne
Bill Ward
publisher:Doug Moody Music
Essex Music International Ltd.
Essex Music International, Inc.
TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Tro-Andover Music, Inc.
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
later parody versions:Iron Gland
Iron Man
Son of Man
later translated parody versions:Chica de Metal
later translated versions:Rautamies
later versions:Son of Man
orchestrations:Iron Man (Orchestral Session)