Am I Going Insane (Radio)
~ Recording by Black Sabbath
Annotation
It is a common misconception that this song on Sabotage is a radio edit. The word ‘Radio’ in brackets is actually Shortened Cockney Rhyming Slang for ‘Mental’; ‘Radio Rental’—which is a slang term for someone who is insane or stupid.
Annotation last modified on 2022-10-21 06:07 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:13 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | BS 2822 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:14 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 6366 115 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:15 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | RJ-7043 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) | 9119 001 |
| 1.1 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | Black Sabbath | Single |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) | 6165 300 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:18 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 6641335, 9299 740, 9299 741 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) | NEL 6018 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | NELCD 6018 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CLACD 202 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:15 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album | Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | NELCD 6018 | |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CD 2822 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2822-2 |
| 1.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | 6003-2 |
| 1.12 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 2923-2, D 214595 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:27 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Creative Sounds, Inc. (US, cat#: CSIxxx) | CD 8001, CSL NEMS 8001 |
| 1.12 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CD 2923 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:10 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 23PD-127 |
| 2.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:24 | Black Sabbath | Backtrackin’ (20th anniversary edition) | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Masterpiece Music Productions | TRKLP103 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:15 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (limited to 70,000 copies) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| SNC Records | С90 31089 009 |
| 1.13 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:22 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CCSCD 249 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:10 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Metal Mania (Teichiku sub‐label) | TECP-23939 |
| 3.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Ozzy Osbourne Years | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Metal Mania (Teichiku sub‐label) | TECX-48039, TECX-48040, TECX-48041 |
| 2.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | ?:?? | Black Sabbath | Backtrackin’ (21st anniversary edition) | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited | TRKLP 103 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:15 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (limited to 30,000 copies) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| SNC Records | С90 31089 009 |
| 1.14 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Black Sabbath Story | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CHC 7028 |
| 3.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Ozzy Osbourne Years | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESBCD 142 |
| 3.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Ozzy Osbourne Years | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CBC 8030 CZ |
| 1.9 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:19 | Black Sabbath | Between Heaven & Hell: The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC), Concrete (subsidiary of edel music AG) | RAD 8602-2 |
| 1.9 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:18 | Black Sabbath | Between Heaven & Hell: The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CTVCD 117 |
| 1.9 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Iron Man | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 720-2 |
| 1.18 | Am I Going Insane | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Wayne’s World Hits 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edelton | EDL 2802-2, EDL 2805-2 |
| 2.11 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Ozzy Osbourne Years | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Teichiku Records | TECX-30884, TECX-30885 |
| 1.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Ozzy Osbourne Best Tracks | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | TECW-25138 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESM CD 306 |
| 2.14 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Under Wheels of Confusion: 1970–1987 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESF CD 419/1, ESF CD 419/2, ESF CD 419/3, ESF CD 419/4 |
| 1.9 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Rock Giants | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 554 103-2 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:27 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications) | ESD CD 605 |
| 1.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:20 | Black Sabbath | The Collection | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.), Castle Select | SELCD 567 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Raw Power (United Kingdom metal) | RAWDD 145 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (LP replica reissue) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMTCD029 |
| 3.9 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Metal-is Records | RAWLP145 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Metal-is Records | RAWDD 145 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SMEDD325 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.), Metal-is Records, Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | CDCAS 55 J |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (Digital Remaster Collection) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint) | VICP-61282 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath (Digital Remaster Collection) | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint) | VICP-61275, VICP-61276 |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Complete 70’s Replica CD Collection: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMXBX305 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73772 |
| 1.10 | Am I Going Insane? | 4:18 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath (disc 2) | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
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| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73923 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Sanctuary Midline | SMRCD036 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:27 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SMDDD078 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records GmbH | SANDD367 |
| 2.10 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Best of Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | SMEDD325 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Strange Days Records (Japanese reissue label) | POCE-1102 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:27 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Strange Days Records (Japanese reissue label) | POCE-1103/4 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) | ICARUS 352 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:15 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 9119 001, UICY-94187 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | 2716664 |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Complete Ozzy Years: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Universal UMC | 5329697, [none] |
| 13.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Complete Ozzy Years: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Universal UMC | 5329697, [none] |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Vinyl Collection: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Universal UMC | 00602537153084, 3715308 |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Complete Studio Albums 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | The Complete Albums 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) | R2-542306 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:14 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Rhino (reissue label) | 2822, RR1 2822 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | RR2 2822 |
| 2.14 | Am I Going Insane? | 4:14 | Black Sabbath | The Ultimate Collection | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | BMGCAT2CD83 |
| 4.7 | Am I Going Insane? (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Ultimate Collection | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | BMGCAT4LP83 |
| 2.14 | Am I Going Insane? (Radio) | 4:14 | Black Sabbath | The Ultimate Collection | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 558485 |
| 1.29 | Am I Going Insane? (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | The Ultimate Collection | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | |
| 1.48 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:13 | Black Sabbath | Ten Year War | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | [none] |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | ?:?? | Black Sabbath | The Ten Year War | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | BMGCATBOX73 |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:13 | Black Sabbath | The Vinyl Collection: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation + Live |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R1 591001 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
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| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (2021 remaster) | Black Sabbath | Album |
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| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (super deluxe) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | BMGCAT495QCD |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (super deluxe) | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | R2 645954 |
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:14 | Black Sabbath | Hand of Doom: 1970–1978 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | 4050538971200, BMGCAT860BOX |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:24 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage (2009 remastered version) | Black Sabbath | Album | Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | ||
| 1.8 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album | Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | 6003 | |
| 1.6 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | 6003 |
| 1.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | Album |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | PACD 007 |
| 1.12 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:16 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2923-2 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:18 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) | NELD 101 |
| 2.7 | Am I Going Insane (Radio) | 4:18 | Black Sabbath | We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation |
| NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) | 6641 335 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 6.7 | Am I Going Insane (radio) | 4:17 | Black Sabbath | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–2017 | Black Sabbath | Album + Compilation + Live |
| Rhino Records (This page catalogues counterfeit editions of releases originally on Rhino Records), Warner Bros. Records (bootleg version of the real Warner Bros. Records label) | R2 73923 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Robin Black (engineer) Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist) |
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| co-producer: | Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) |
| producer: | Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist) |
| drums (drum set): | Bill Ward (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
| electric bass guitar: | Geezer Butler (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
| electric guitar: | Tony Iommi (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
| lead vocals: | Ozzy Osbourne (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
| arranger: | Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Gimcastle Ltd. Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1975) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) |
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| recorded at: | Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
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| edits: | Am I Going Insane (Radio) (single edit) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1gYDxS8V7S3yqKstVaGxnO [info] |
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| recording of: | Am I Going Insane (Radio) (from 1975-02 until 1975-03) |
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Related works
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
| lyricist and composer: | Geezer Butler Tony Iommi Ozzy Osbourne Bill Ward |
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| publisher: | TRO Essex Music International, Inc. Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1975) |
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