"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 an attempt at producing a stadium shoutalong tune in the mould of Queen's "We Will Rock You". It was also covered by new wave band The Human League on their 1980 tour.[2] According to guitarist K.K. Downing, the song was used by Wolverhampton Wanderers football club as their club song.[3] As a single it sold around 400,000 copies.[citation needed]
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"Take On the World" | ||||
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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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Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 11 |
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 14 |
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