"Crazy
Train" is the first single from British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz,
released in 1980. A live version of the song recorded in 1981 from the album
Tribute was also released as a single in 1987 with an accompanying music video.
The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. The subject
matter of the lyrics is the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed
during this period.
The
song's main guitar riff has been praised for its use of the full minor scale.
It reached No. 49 on the United Kingdom singles chart and No. 9 on the
Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1981. The master ringtone was certified double
platinum and had by September 2010 sold 1,750,000 downloads.
The
song is one of Osbourne's most well known and recognizable as a solo performer.
It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by readers of Guitar World magazine.
The
song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs[8]
and in 2009 it was named the 23rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by
VH1,[9] the highest placement by a solo artist on the list.
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