| TV Crimes | |
| From the Album | Dehumanizer |
| Released | June 1, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal · speed metal · doom metal |
| Length | 3:58 |
| Label | I.R.S. (EU) EMI (IT) Reprise (US) |
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TV Crimes is a single by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It's the first single from the album Dehumanizer, and the band's first single with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice since 1982.[1] It's also the band's first single with bassist Geezer Butler since Trashed in 1983.
Variants[]
The single was released in a large amount of varieties, such as:
- The standard British release, including an alternate version of Letters from Earth and a live version of Paranoid
- A promotional release in Italy, titled Crimenes de la TV
- A single-sided, promotional single, by Reprise in the United States
- Another release by I.R.S. similar to the standard single, but only in Britain, Germany and Spain, and without the live version of Paranoid
- German and Dutch exclusive single, similar to the previous one but with the addition of the Wayne's World version of the song Time Machine
- A third British version of the single, identical to the original, but with a live version of The Mob Rules instead of Paranoid
- Yet another British variant, titled "TV Crimes - Part 2" that released on June 8, 1992 and is similar to the last one, but with Letters from Earth removed in favor of a live version of Heaven and Hell
Tracklist[]
Standard single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Letters from Earth" (Alternative Version) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Paranoid" (Live) | Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward | 3:27 |
Total length: |
12:06 | ||
Italian single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crimenes de la TV" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Crimenes de la TV" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
Total length: |
7:56 | ||
American single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
Total length: |
3:58 | ||
European single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Letters from Earth" (Alternative Version) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 4:41 |
Total length: |
8:39 | ||
Germanic single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Letters from Earth" (Alternative Version) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 4:41 |
| 3. | "TV Crimes" (Wayne's World Version) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 4:19 |
Total length: |
12:58 | ||
British single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Letters from Earth" (Alternative Version) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Mob Rules" (Live) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:17 |
Total length: |
11:56 | ||
Part 2 single[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TV Crimes" | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Mob Rules" (Live) | Dio, Iommi, Butler | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Heaven and Hell" (Live) | Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward | 7:16 |
Total length: |
14:31 | ||
Personnel[]
- Ronnie James Dio: Vocals
- Tony Iommi: Guitar
- Geezer Butler: Bass
- Vinny Appice: Drums
- Geoff Nicholls: Keyboards