Freewheel Burning

Infobox Single
Name = Freewheel Burning


Artist = Judas Priest
from Album = Defenders of the Faith
B-side = Breaking the Law (Live)
Released = 1983
Format = 45 rpm
Recorded = September-November 1983
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:57
Label = Columbia Records
Writer = Rob Halford
K.K. Downing
Glenn Tipton
Producer = Tom Allom
Certification =
Last single = "Electric Eye"
(1982)
This single = "Freewheel Burning"
(1983)
Next single = "Love Bites"
(1984)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Defenders of the Faith
Type = Studio album
prev_track =
prev_no =
this_track = "Defenders of the Faith"
track_no = 1
next_track = "Jawbreaker"
next_no = 2"Freewheel Burning" is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, appearing on their 1984 album "Defenders of the Faith", and first released as the first single off that album. The EP version of the song contained an extended guitar intro that was omitted on the full length release. In 2002, "", a mountain bike video released by Freeride Entertainment, licensed the song for use. The song was also covered on Fozzy's album, Happenstance.

The guitar solo in the song is played by Glenn Tipton.

The music video features the video game "Pole Position".

"Freewheel Burning" is features as an in-game song in the Sony PlayStation 2 video game "Gran Turismo 4".

Personnel

*Rob Halford - vocals
*Glenn Tipton - lead guitar
*K.K. Downing - rhythm guitar
*Ian Hill - bass
*Dave Holland - drums

References