The quick filler track would end up putting Black Sabbath on the map.

Tony Iommi says Black Sabbath’s hit single “Paranoid” had an unexpected impact on their career. He'd quickly thrown it together, after being told the band didn’t have enough songs for their second ...

“Paranoid” ranks among Black Sabbath’s most famous songs, but Geezer Butler says he had to explain the word's meaning to Ozzy Osbourne during recording. During an appearance on the Bob Lefsetz podcast ...

From Ronnie James Dio with Sabbath to Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, every singer and guitarist that ever performed the 1970 heavy-metal classic ...

Written in 25 minutes, the last-minute album addition became the band's most beloved song.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Black Sabbath Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Black Sabbath's "Paranoid"—both the album and the song of the same name—appear in the exact same position ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath’s Paranoid climbs to No. 9 on Billboard's Vinyl ...

On September 18, 1970, Black Sabbath released what would become one of their most iconic albums of all time, Paranoid. Full of enduring hits, this is the album that brought us career-defining tracks ...

Rich with distorted guitars, endless guitar solos, and Ozzy Osbourne’s never-changing iconic vocals, Paranoid was an almost immediately successful follow-up to Black Sabbath’s debut self-titled album, ...

Here's a tough one for you. Which is the better Black Sabbath album - Paranoid or Master of Reality? That's the battle at the center of our first Chuck's Fight Club matchup for the Loudwire Nights ...

Ozzy Osbourne is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer twice over — both for Black Sabbath and his solo career. But which is the better Ozzy-featuring album — Black Sabbath's Paranoid or Ozzy's No More Tears?