Black Sabbath (song)

"Black Sabbath"
Song by Black Sabbath
from the album Black Sabbath
Released13 February 1970 (1970-02-13)
Recorded16 October 1969
Genre
Length6:16
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rodger Bain
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"Black Sabbath" is a song by the English heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on their eponymous debut album in 1970. In the same year, the song appeared as an A-side on a four-track 12-inch single, with "The Wizard" also on the A-side and "Evil Woman" and "Sleeping Village" on the B-side, on the Philips Records label Vertigo. In Japan and the Philippines, a 7-inch single on the Philips label was released with "Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games with Me" on the A-side and "Black Sabbath" on the B-side.