Balls to the Wall
Studio album by Accept
Released	1983
Recorded	July-August 1983
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	45:13
Label	CBS Records
Producer(s)	Accept
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Accept chronology
Restless and Wild (1982) Balls to the Wall (1983) Metal Heart (1985)

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Track listing

1. "Balls to the Wall" – 5:50
2. "London Leatherboys" – 3:57
3. "Fight It Back" – 3:30
4. "Head over Heels" – 4:19
5. "Losing More Than You've Ever Had" – 5:04
6. "Love Child" – 3:35
7. "Turn Me On" – 5:12
8. "Losers and Winners" – 4:19
9. "Guardian of the Night" – 4:25
10. "Winter Dreams" – 4:45

There are two different remasters of this album.The first one is part of Sony's 'The Metal Masters Series' and the second one is part of the 'BMG Remastered Edition'

2001 Remaster

• Head over Heels (live)
• Love Child (live)

2002 Remaster'

• Up to the Limit (live)
• Head over Heels (live)

Both of these songs are taken from Kaizoku-Ban. Kaizoku-Ban is a live mini album or EP by Accept. ...

Credits

• Udo Dirkschneider - Vocals
• Herman Frank - Guitars
• Wolf Hoffmann - Guitars
• Peter Baltes - Bass
• Stefan Kaufmann - Drums

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Charts

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Trivia

• The song "Balls to the Wall" appeared on two VH1 countdown shows: as #38 on the 40 Greatest Metal Songs, and as #28 on the 40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs Ever.
• The song is featured on the in-game radio for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and will also be a playable track in the video game, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, as a cover version.