Renegade (HammerFall song)
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"Renegade" | ||||
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Single by HammerFall | ||||
from the album Renegade | ||||
Released | 21 August 2000 | |||
Recorded | Hansen Studios, Hamburg, October 1998 Ragnarök Studios, Stockholm, May 1999 WireWorld Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, April–June 2000 | |||
Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
Length | 12:38 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dronjak, Cans, Jesper Strömblad | |||
Producer(s) | HammerFall, Michael Wagener, The Wahlqvist Brothers, Kai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter | |||
HammerFall singles chronology | ||||
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"Renegade" is a song by HammerFall, the first single from their album Renegade. It was released on 21 August 2000 and contains three audio tracks (two of those are non-album tracks), screensavers and a video special.
It includes a cover version of the 1983 Accept song "Head over Heels" (from their album Balls to the Wall).
It reached 89th in the German charts and scored 17th in Sweden.[1]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Renegade" | Dronjak, Cans, Jesper Strömblad | 4:24 |
2. | "Run with the Devil" | R. Wahlqvist | 3:39 |
3. | "Head Over Heels" | Accept & Deaffy | 4:35 |
4. | "HammerFall in WireWorld" |
- 'Behind the scenes' footage from the recording session.
- HammerFall screensaver.
Personnel
[edit]- Joacim Cans – Lead and backing vocals
- Oscar Dronjak – Guitar and backing vocals
- Stefan Elmgren – Lead guitar
- Magnus Rosén – Bass guitar
- Anders Johansson – Drums
Additional personnel
[edit]- Track 1: vocals, guitar and keyboards by Kai Hansen, backing vocals by Udo Dirkschneider.
- Track 2: backing vocals by the Wahlqvist Brothers.
- Track 3: lead vocals by Udo Dirkschneider, backing vocals by Kai Hansen.
Release information
[edit]- [3] Limited 7" Red Vinyl release with two tracks: "Renegade" on A-side and "Head Over Heels" on B-side. "Head Over Heels" is taken from the Nuclear Blast compilation "A Tribute to Accept".
- [4] Limited 7" Test Pressing black Vinyl release with the first two tracks on it. Only a handful were made.
References
[edit]- ^ Steffen Hung. "HammerFall - Renegade". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "HammerFall – Renegade (2000, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "HammerFall – Renegade (2000, Red, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "HammerFall – Renegade (2000, Vinyl)". Discogs.