Never Say Die (Black Sabbath song)

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"Never Say Die"
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Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Never Say Die!
B-side "She's Gone"
Released28 September 1978 (United States)
1 October 1978 (United Kingdom)
2000 (Remastered)
Recorded1978
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length3:49
Label Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s) Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer(s) Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Am I Going Insane (Radio)"
(1975)		"Never Say Die"
(1978)		"Hard Road"
(1978)

"Never Say Die" is the title track of British rock band Black Sabbath's 1978 album.

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Their first UK single to chart since "Paranoid" in 1970, it peaked at 21. [2] The group performed the song on Top of the Pops in 1978. [2]

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Track listing

  1. "Never Say Die" – 3:45
  2. "She's Gone" – 4:49

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References

  1. ↑ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/black-sabbath-never-say-die-best-song/
  2. 1 2 Iommi, Tony (2011). Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath. Da Capo Press. p. 166. ISBN   978-0306819551.
  3. ↑ musicradar.com/news/drums/6-career-defining-records-of-black-sabbaths-bill-ward-227685
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