The Mob Rules

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“The Mob Rules”
“The Mob Rules” cover
Single by Black Sabbath
from the album Mob Rules
Released 1981
Format 7"
Genre Heavy metal
Length 3:14
Label Vertigo/Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
Producer Martin Birch
Black Sabbath singles chronology
"Die Young"
(1980)
"The Mob Rules"
(1981)
"Turn Up the Night"
(1981)
Mob Rules track listing
"E5150"
(4)
"The Mob Rules"
(5)
"Country Girl""
(6)
The Dio Years track listing
"Lonely is the Word"
(5)
"The Mob Rules"
(6)
"Turn Up the Night"
(7)
Live at Hammersmith Odeon track listing
"Iron Man (song)"
(9)
"The Mob Rules"
(10)
"Heaven and Hell"
(11)
Cross Purposes Live track listing
"I Witness"
(3)
"The Mob Rules"
(4)
"Into the Void"
(5)
Audio sample
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"The Mob Rules" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1981 album, Mob Rules.

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[edit] Covers

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"The Mob Rules" (Tenacious D cover)

Sample of "The Mob Rules" as covered by Tenacious D.
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  • Benedictum covered the song on their debut album Uncreation.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7" single (Vertigo #SAB 5)

  • A. The Mob Rules
  • B. Die Young (live)


[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1980 UK Singles Chart #46

[edit] In popular culture

  • An alternative recording of the song was featured in the 1981 movie Heavy Metal.
  • The song was used in the first trailer for the 2008 video game Brütal Legend.