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{{short description|Song by Don Felder}}
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| Name = Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
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| name = Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
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| Artist = [[Don Felder]]
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| Album = [[Heavy_Metal_(film)#Soundtrack|Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| B-side = "All of You"
| type = single
| Released = July 1981
| artist = [[Don Felder]]
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| Genre = Rock
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| genre = [[Hard rock]]
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"'''Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)'''" is a song by [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] guitarist [[Don Felder]]. It is a track from the animated film ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]''. It is not to be confused with the song of the same title by [[Sammy Hagar]], also included on the same [[Heavy_Metal_(film)#Soundtrack|movie soundtrack]].
"'''Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)'''" is a song by [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] guitarist [[Don Felder]] with lead vocals sung by Don Felder with backing vocals sung by [[Timothy B. Schmit]] and [[Don Henley]]. It is the theme song of the animated film ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]'', not to be confused with [[Heavy Metal (Sammy Hagar song)|the song of the same title]] by [[Sammy Hagar]], also included on the same [[Heavy Metal (film)#Soundtrack|movie soundtrack]]. The B-side, "All of You", is also a track on the movie's soundtrack album.


"Heavy Metal" was Felder's only solo chart hit. The song charted only in the United States, reaching number 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - ISBN 0-89820-089-X</ref> and number 42 on ''Cash Box.''<ref>[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19811024.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 24, 1981]</ref> It spent four months on the pop charts. On the [[Mainstream Rock]] chart, "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" peaked at number five.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1981-09-19 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock songs, September 19, 1981]</ref>
"Heavy Metal" was Felder's only solo chart hit. The song charted in the United States, reaching No. 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name=Whitburn>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990''. {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}.</ref> and number 42 on ''Cash Box''.<ref name="Cash Box">[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19811024.html "Cash Box Top 100 Singles", October 24, 1981]</ref> It spent four months on the pop charts. On the [[Mainstream Rock]] chart, "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" peaked at number five.<ref name=Billboard>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1981-09-19 ''Billboard'' "Mainstream Rock songs", September 19, 1981]</ref>

==Personnel==
*[[Don Felder]] - vocals, guitar
*[[Timothy B. Schmit]] - bass, backing vocals
*[[Don Henley]] - drums, backing vocals


==Chart history==
==Chart history==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!align="left"|Chart (1981)
!Chart (1981)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - ISBN 0-89820-089-X</ref>
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name=Whitburn/>
| style="text-align:center;"|43
| style="text-align:center;"|43
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock]]<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1981-09-19 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock songs, September 19, 1981]</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Tracks]]<ref name=Billboard/>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5
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|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19811024.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 24, 1981]</ref>
|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref name="Cash Box"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|42
| style="text-align:center;"|42
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1981)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
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|US ([[Joel Whitburn]]'s ''Pop Annual'')<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |url= |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page= |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|219
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/don_felder/heavy_metal.html Lyrics of this song]
* {{YouTube|02nAH_oAjeg|Listen to "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"}}


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 23 February 2024

"Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"
Single by Don Felder
from the album Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture
B-side"All of You"
ReleasedJuly 1981
GenreHard rock
Length4:58
LabelAsylum Records
Producer(s)Don Felder

"Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" is a song by Eagles guitarist Don Felder with lead vocals sung by Don Felder with backing vocals sung by Timothy B. Schmit and Don Henley. It is the theme song of the animated film Heavy Metal, not to be confused with the song of the same title by Sammy Hagar, also included on the same movie soundtrack. The B-side, "All of You", is also a track on the movie's soundtrack album.

"Heavy Metal" was Felder's only solo chart hit. The song charted in the United States, reaching No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 42 on Cash Box.[2] It spent four months on the pop charts. On the Mainstream Rock chart, "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" peaked at number five.[3]

Personnel

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Chart history

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 43
US Billboard Top Tracks[3] 5
US Cash Box Top 100[2] 42

References

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  1. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  2. ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 Singles", October 24, 1981
  3. ^ a b Billboard "Mainstream Rock songs", September 19, 1981


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