Iron Man
original song written, composed, and performed by Black Sabbath
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Summary
Iron Man is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,915 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Tony Iommi[3], Geezer Butler[4], Bill Ward[5], Ozzy Osbourne[6]
- Genre: rock music[7]
- Performer: Black Sabbath[8]
- Part of: Paranoid[9]
- Language of work or name: English[10]
- Publication date: 1970[11]
- Lyricist: Tony Iommi[12], Geezer Butler[13], Bill Ward[14], Ozzy Osbourne[15]
- Main subject: self-fulfilling prophecy[16], causal loop[17], time travel[18]
- Title: Iron Man[19]
- Form of creative work: song[20]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Release type: Song[21]
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Genre(s): drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, jungle, metal, reggae[22]
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Community tags: drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, jungle, metal, reggae[23]
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MusicBrainz ID: 4a43511c-af64-32c4-9b83-21ab0d02cf31[24]
Why It Matters
Iron Man has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]