The Last in Line (song)
| "The Last in Line" | ||||
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| Single by Dio | ||||
| from the album The Last in Line | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | June 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 Caribou Ranch, Colorado, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:48 | |||
| Label | Vertigo Sterling Sound | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell | |||
| Producer(s) | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Pinkpop '84 festival cover | ||||
"The Last in Line" is the third single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on their platinum-certified LP of the same name. It was Dio's only song to hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks.[citation needed]
Unlike the band's first two singles, this song was not released as a single in the UK, but rather in the Netherlands and Spain. There is also an alternate version in the Netherlands sold only at the Pinkpop '84 festival on June 11, 1984.[1][2] The sleeve of this release was the same as the band's previous single, "Rainbow in the Dark", with the Pinkpop logo in the corner.
The song was covered by Tenacious D for the 2014 This Is Your Life tribute album. Their cover won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
References[]
- ^ Tapio Keihänen. "Tapio's Ronnie James Dio Pages: Dio 7" Discography, May 1983-March 1986". Dio.net. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ Tapio Keihänen. "Tapio's Ronnie James Dio Pages: Dio 12" Discography, May 1983-March 1986". Dio.net. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
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