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"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.[1]

"The Last in Line"
Single by Dio
from the album The Last in Line
B-side	Stand Up and Shout (live) Straight Through the Heart (live)
Released	11 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
Dio singles chronology
"Rainbow in the Dark" (1983) "The Last in Line" (1984) "We Rock" (1984)
Alternative cover
Pinkpop '84 festival cover

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.[2][3] 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.

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[1]	10

References

На других языках

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- [en] The Last in Line (song)

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[ru] The Last in Line (песня)

«The Last in Line» — песня американской хэви-метал группы Dio, была выпущена в 1984 году на одноимённом альбоме. В отличие от первых двух синглов группы, эта песня не выпускалась в качестве сингла в Великобритании, но была издана на территории Нидерландов и Испании. Также, существует альтернативная версия сингла, которая была приурочена к голландскому фестивалю Pinkpop '84 (была выпущена 11 июня 1984 года)[1][2].

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