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| Single by Don Felder | |
| from the album Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| B-side | "All of You" |
| Released | July 1981 |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Label | Asylum Records |
| Producer(s) | Don Felder |
"Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" is a song by Eagles guitarist Don Felder. It is the theme song of the animated film Heavy Metal. It is 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 number 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]
Chart history
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References
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 24, 1981
- ^ Billboard Mainstream Rock songs, September 19, 1981
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Billboard Mainstream Rock songs, September 19, 1981
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 24, 1981
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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