Take On the World (Judas Priest song)
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B-side"Starbreaker (live)"
Released5 January 1979 (UK) [1]
Recorded1978
Studio
- Utopia, London
- Basing Street, London
- CBS, London
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| Single by Judas Priest | ||||
| from the album Killing Machine | ||||
| B-side | "Starbreaker (live)" | |||
| Released | 5 January 1979 (UK) [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Take On the World" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1978 album Killing Machine, and released as a single in January 1979. It was the first Judas Priest single to chart in the UK top 40, reaching number 14. The song was Judas Priest's attempt at producing a stadium anthem in the style of Queen's 1977 single "We Will Rock You". As a single it sold around 400,000 copies.[citation needed]
According to former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, the song was used by Wolverhampton Wanderers football club as their club song.[2]
"Take On the World" was covered by new wave band The Human League on their 1980 tour.[3]
