Tracks
Side A
- 11970War Pigs7:55E major
- 21970Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 43 of 1970, 14 weeks in the chartParanoid2:48E major
- 31970Planet Caravan4:29D major
- 41970Iron Man5:54C♯ minor
Side B
- 11970Electric Funeral4:50E major
- 21970Hand of Doom7:08G major
- 31970Rat Salad2:29D major
- 41970Fairies Wear Boots6:14G major
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Paranoid
Paranoid sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 119 bpm.
Quietest track: Planet Caravan · most energetic: Fairies Wear Boots
Across 8 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
The four members of Black Sabbath around the time of Paranoid, with the years they belonged to the group. This is the band line-up around that time, not necessarily who is heard on the album. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Tony Iommi
Bill Ward
Geezer Butler
Ozzy Osbourne197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
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Frequently asked questions
When was Paranoid by Black Sabbath released?
Paranoid came out in 1970.
How many tracks are on Paranoid?
Paranoid has eight tracks, 42 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Paranoid made the Dutch Top 40?
One track from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Paranoid. It got to number 2 in week 43 of 1970.
Which category is Paranoid in?
Paranoid is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Black Sabbath.
Which other albums by Black Sabbath are in the collection?
The collection holds one more album by Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection (2016).
Who was in Black Sabbath when Paranoid came out?
In 1970, Black Sabbath consisted of Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of Paranoid mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Paranoid?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.