"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 song was released in late 1983, several weeks prior to "Defenders of the Faith". The 12" version of the single contained an extended guitar intro that was omitted on the full-length release.
The guitar solo in the song is played by Glenn Tipton. The 12" single has an extended version with a guitar harmony intro not included in the 7" and album version.
The B-sides of this single are live versions of "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" recorded at the US Festival from Glen Helen Park, near Devore, San Bernardino in California on 29 May 1983 in front of an approx audience of 375,000 people. The version of "Breaking the Law" is also the first official version released to feature K.K. Downing's added live guitar solo.
The music video contains footage of the band playing while a boy is playing the arcade game Pole Position over which Rob Halford's face is superimposed.
Side A
- Freewheel Burning 05:00
Side B
- Breaking the Law (Live) 02:43
- You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Live) 07:33
Total time: 15:16
Tracks 2-3 recorded Live at US Festival - Heavy Metal Day, May 29th, 1983 at Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, California, USA.
Track 3 available only on 12" single.
A promo version of this single featured four tracks from the upcoming Defenders of the Faith album: "Freewheel Burning", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll", "Heavy Duty", and "Defenders of the Faith".
All songs written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford, K. K. Downing
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