“Crazy Train (live)”
Single by Ozzy Osbourne from the album 'Randy Rhoads Tribute'
B-side	"Crazy Train"
Released	1987
Format	7" Vinyl (45 RPM)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:19
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads Bob Daisley
Producer	Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"The Ultimate Sin" (1986) "Crazy Train (live)" (1987) "Miracle Man" (1988)

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The song was recorded live in 1981, and later included on the live album Randy Rhoads Tribute, released March 19, 1987. The live recording was first released as a single on February 10, 1987.

Popularity

• The riff is and was used by many baseball players as their walk-up music, including Larry Walker, Chipper Jones, Ryan Church, Hanley Ramirez, Aubrey Huff, and Troy Glaus. It is also the introduction song for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Ozzy Osbourne sang the song live on national television during the Patriots' opening game in 2005 and it was the Patriots' entrance song in Super Bowl XLII.

• The song was one of Ozzy Osbourne's major hits in both UK and US charts. It was also rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine. [1]

• The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs.^[1]

• An Argentine heavy metal band, Tren Loco, is named after this song.

• The song was played at the beginning of Ghost Rider, but was not featured on the film's soundtrack.

• Was requested for the then-upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.^{[citation needed]} The song, however, was not included in the game although it does include a cover of the popular Black Sabbath song, Paranoid.

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Covers

• A swing version of this song by Pat Boone (from the 1997 album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy) was featured as the opening theme for the MTV show The Osbournes.
• Blue Man Group covered the song on their 2003 Complex Rock Tour, playing the riff on their trademark PVC instruments, with one of the Blue Men striking a vibraslap that keeps rattling.
• The song was covered by metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine on a Kerrang! CD.
• The song was also covered by the Fun Loving Criminals in a lounge bar style. It appears on the Mimosa album.
• This song was covered by Collective Soul[2], Nightwish and Green Day only during their live shows.
• The song was covered by Skid Row & Twisted Sister's Dee Snider.
• Trick Daddy, used a sample of this song for in Let's Go. The song was featured in the 2007 film, Stomp the Yard.
• Kerry Fine, covered Crazy Train with his rendition of Loco Car. This was on the top rock hits of '99.
• Naked Shannon had a showboat attempt at this song.
• The group Iron Horse released a bluegrass version of Crazy Train, as well as other Osbourne songs in their tribute album titled "Black & Bluegrass: A Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath"
• The song was covered by Alter Bridge during a show in London.
• This song was also made into a dance version by Gyr-8 Productions. It was sung by Robin Riley.
• The song was covered by Carbon Leaf during a live show, and a recorded live version is included on their album 5 Alive!.
• David Usher performed this song live as a "mash-up" version with Get the Party Started by Pink.
• Tenacious D has covered this song on occasion during their live show.
• Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio features the famous riff in his two-guitar solo on his album Hands Without Shadows.
• Sebastian Bach covered the song on his solo album Bach 2: Basics.
• According to Billie Joe Armstrong this is the first song that he ever learned on guitar.
• In 2003, Australian vocalist Jimmy Barnes teamed up with Steve Morse, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Don Airey to form the band Living Loud, who recorded an album of Ozzy Osbourne covers including Crazy Train.
• Also in 2003, a nice Ska cover of this song by Thumper. To be found on the Album "Songs from the grave".
• James Dean Bradfield used 20 seconds guitar rift Crazy Train as his intro to the Manic Street Preachers gig in December 2007 at Birmingham NIA

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Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
• Randy Rhoads - guitar
• Bob Daisley - bass
• Lee Kerslake - drums

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References

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External links

• Song review at All Music Guide