Stone Cold Crazy

"Stone Cold Crazy"
Song by Queen
from the album Sheer Heart Attack
Released1974
RecordedJuly–September 1974
Genre
Length2:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Stone Cold Crazy" (live at the Rainbow) on YouTube

"Stone Cold Crazy" is a 1974 song by Queen. It is from their third studio album Sheer Heart Attack. It was not released as a single but played at Queen's concerts from 1974 to 1978.

Metallica version

"Stone Cold Crazy"
Song by Metallica
from the album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary
Released1990
StudioFantasy, Berkeley, California
Length2:17
LabelElektra
Producer(s)Metallica

In 1990, Metallica released a cover version of Stone Cold Crazy as a contribution to Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary. It won a Grammy award for Best Metal Performance.

References

  1. ↑ Blake, Mark (2011). Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81959-9.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Queen – Sheer Heart Attack". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Berelian, Essi (2005). The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal. Rough Guides. p. 2003. ISBN 978-1-84353-415-0. Glamorous and deadly, the band were hitting their stride with classics like "Killer Queen" and the truly fantastic hard-rock blitz of "Stone Cold Crazy".
  4. ↑ Gold, Adam (30 June 2011). "Queen: 40th Anniversary Reissues". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2014. their greatest contribution to the pantheon of hard rock, "Stone Cold Crazy"
  5. ↑ "Queen News: February 2011". BrianMay.com. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 April 2018). "10 Pioneering Speed Metal Songs Released Before Thrash's Birth". Loudwire. Retrieved 14 October 2021.