"Hellraiser" is a song written by

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, and

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. It was recorded by Osbourne for his 1991 album ''

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'' and also by

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for their 1992 ''

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'' album. Motörhead's version was released as a single.

Ozzy Osbourne version

The song appeared in the first trailer for ''

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''. It was also used as

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by the professional wrestling tag team The Hell Raisers ( Hawk Warrior and

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) in

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. It was also featured on Radio X in the video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', although the song was removed in later versions such as the mobile port and '' Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition'' due to licensing issues.

Personnel

– vocals *

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– drums * John Sinclair – keyboards *

– guitars *

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– bass

Motörhead version

Motörhead's recording of the song was used in the 1992 film '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'', and was released as the A-side of the single and as the sixth track on their tenth studio album, ''

''. The track also appears on the '' '92 Tour EP''. The B-sides of the CD single were "Name in Vain", which also appears on the album ''March ör Die'', and "Dead Man's Hand" (which was also released on '' The One to Sing the Blues'' CD single, 7" & 12" vinyl singles). "Hellraiser" is the first of two tracks that

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recorded with Motörhead before officially joining the band, the other being "Hell on Earth". A video for "Hellraiser" was made, featuring Lemmy playing poker against Pinhead (

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) from the ''Hellraiser'' films.Motorhead's 'Hellraiser' Music Video
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Single track listing

# "Hellraiser" (

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) # "Name in Vain" ( Phil Campbell,

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, Lemmy) # "Dead Man's Hand" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Phil Taylor)

Personnel

– vocals, bass * Phil "Wizzo" Campbell – guitars * Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitars *

– drums

30th anniversary

On October 29, 2021, a new version of "Hellraiser" was released to commemorate its 30th anniversary. It features a mashup of both Ozzy and Lemmy's vocals in one song, using the former's version as the main template. An official animated music video, with Ozzy, Lemmy and Phil Taylor fighting against humanity transformed into zombies via their mobile phones, and later the demons responsible for the change. The video was directed by Mark Szumski and Gina Niespodziani, and released on YouTube the same day. The video starts with the duo playing an

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, as that used to be a frequent hobby of Lemmy. Guitarist

said about them: "Lemmy was buddies with Ozzy forever. They toured Europe together when Saint Rhoads was in the band and Lemmy would take Randy out to go play ''

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'' wherever they went. So it was just a quick phonecall – 'can you write some songs?' 'sure'." Ozzy said "I had great fun with Lemmy – you couldn’t be serious around him. Even just writing the songs, we could instinctively tell whether it was going to be good or not. We always used to go out to the pub and have a real laugh. It was a true rock'n'roll lifestyle he lived and I miss him terribly, you know."

Notes

References

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