Planet Caravan

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"Planet Caravan"
Song by Black Sabbath
from the album Paranoid
Released18 September 1970 (1970-09-18)
Recorded16–21 June 1970
Genre
Length4:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rodger Bain

"Planet Caravan" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was originally released on their 1970 album Paranoid.

Overview[]

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler - who composed the song's lyrics - admits the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover.[1] Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects.[citation needed] The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom.[citation needed] Iommi overdubbed flute to the reversed multitrack master which was then re-forwarded and treated with stereo delay.[citation needed]

On 31 May 2020, "Planet Caravan" was selected by SpaceX as the wake-up music for the crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon prior to the craft's launch later that day. It represented the first time astronauts have received a musical wake-up since the final shuttle mission in July 2011. The craft was bound for the International Space Station.[2]

Personnel[]

  • Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitar, flute
  • Geezer Butler – bass guitar
  • Bill Ward – congas
  • Tom Allom – piano

Pantera cover[]

"Planet Caravan"
Planet Caravan Pantera.jpg
Single by Pantera
from the album Far Beyond Driven
Released1994
Recorded1994
Length4:03
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pantera singles chronology
"I'm Broken"
(1994) 		"Planet Caravan"
(1994) 		"5 Minutes Alone"
(1994)

"Planet Caravan" was covered by American heavy metal band Pantera for their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven.

Release and reception[]

The song was released as the second single from the Far Beyond Driven album, and the follow-up single to their hit single "I'm Broken" in 1994 on East West Records as a 12" single.[citation needed] It became Pantera's highest-charting single, peaking on the UK Singles Chart at number 26.[citation needed] Metal Hammer magazine ranked the cover of "Planet Caravan" number 31 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs.[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Pantera except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Planet Caravan" (Black Sabbath) 
2."The Badge" (Poison Idea) 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Cowboys from Hell (live)" 
2."Heresy (live)" 

Charts[]

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 90
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 21
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 21

References[]

  1. ^ Butler, Geezer (2015-07-10). "BLACK SABBATH - The Story Behind "Planet Caravan"". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. ^ "SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts to dock at space station today. Here's how to watch". Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-greatest-pantera-songs-ever/2
  4. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Feb 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pantera Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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