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| artist = [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]
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| album = [[Salisbury (album)|Salisbury]]'' and ''[[...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble|Uriah Heep]]'' (U.S. version)<nowiki></nowiki>
| album = [[Salisbury (album)|Salisbury]]'' and ''[[...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble|Uriah Heep]]'' (US version)<nowiki></nowiki>
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| A-side = [[Gypsy (Uriah Heep's song)|Gypsy]]
| A-side = [[Gypsy (Uriah Heep's song)|Gypsy]]
| released = {{Start date|1970}}
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| format = [[7-inch single]]
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| released = 1970
| recorded = October–November 1970
| format = [[7"]]
| studio = Lansdowne, London
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| recorded = October–November 1970, Lansdowne Studios, London
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*[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/1970s-best-heavy-metal-songs-you-didnt-know-about/|title=1970s Best Heavy Metal Songs You Didn't Know About|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|date=26 July 2018|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>
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| length = 4:05
| length = 4:05
| label = [[Bronze Records|Bronze]]<br>[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
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*[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer = [[Ken Hensley]], [[David Byron]], [[Mick Box]], [[Paul Newton (musician)|Paul Newton]]
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*[[David Byron]]
*[[Mick Box]]
*[[Paul Newton (musician)|Paul Newton]]
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| producer = [[Gerry Bron]]
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# "[[Gypsy (Uriah Heep's song)|Gypsy]]"
# "Walking in Your Shadow"
# "Come Away Melinda"
# "Lucy Blues"/"'''Bird of Prey'''"
# "Dreammare"
# "Real Turned On"
# "I'll Keep On Trying"
# "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"
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Revision as of 15:57, 18 June 2020

"Bird of Prey"
Song by Uriah Heep
from the album Salisbury and Uriah Heep (US version)
A-side"Gypsy"
Released1970 (1970)
RecordedOctober–November 1970
StudioLansdowne, London
Genre
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gerry Bron

"Bird of Prey" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble (released as Uriah Heep in the United States)[2] and 1971's album Salisbury. A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble. Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "Gypsy".[3]

In 2009 the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single "Hurt Locker".

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (26 July 2018). "1970s Best Heavy Metal Songs You Didn't Know About". Loudwire. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Uriah Heep (1970)". Prog Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Bird of Prey – Uriah Heep | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2019.


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