Hard Road (Black Sabbath song)

"Hard Road"
Cover of the 1978 Germany single
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Never Say Die!
B-side	Symptom of the Universe
Released	October 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	6:06
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer(s)	Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Never Say Die" (1978) "Hard Road" (1978) "Neon Knights" (1980)

"Hard Road" is a single by English rock band Black Sabbath. It reached 33 on the UK singles charts and was the last single recorded with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals until "Psycho Man" in 1998. The song is a reflection upon the band's career, and how it had been a "hard road" to earn their level of popularity and success in the industry.

It is the second single on the band's album Never Say Die!, the first being the album's title track.

It's B-Side is "Symptom of the Universe", from the band's 1975 album Sabotage.

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - lead vocals
• Tony Iommi - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Geezer Butler - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Ward - drums, backing vocals, percussion

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