Planet Caravan#Pantera cover
{{Short description|1970 song by Black Sabbath}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Planet Caravan
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = Black Sabbath
| album = Paranoid
| released = {{Start date|1970|09|18|df=yes}}
| recorded = 16–21 June 1970
| genre =
- Psychedelic rock{{cite web|first= Joe|last= Sweeney |title= Black Sabbath's Paranoid at 50: potent anthems of working-class strife|website= The Guardian|date= September 16, 2020|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/16/black-sabbath-paranoid-at-50-potent-anthems-of-working-class-strife|accessdate= December 10, 2022}}
- space rock{{cite book|title=33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999|first=Mike|last=Segretto|date=2022|chapter= 1970|pages= 232–233|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=9781493064601|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtNtEAAAQBAJ}}
| length = 4:29
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Rodger Bain
}}
"Planet Caravan" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was originally released on their 1970 album Paranoid.
Overview
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler – who composed the song's lyrics – said the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoQga3hMkyc |title=BLACK SABBATH - The Story Behind "Planet Caravan" |date=Jul 30, 2015 |type=DVD |language=en |via=YouTube}} Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects. The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom.{{failed verification|date=February 2025}} Iommi overdubbed flute to the reversed multitrack master which was then re-forwarded and treated with stereo delay.{{failed verification|date=February 2025}}
On 31 May 2020, "Planet Caravan" was used as wake-up music for the crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon before the craft's launch later that day. It was the first time music was used to wake astronauts since the last shuttle mission in July 2011. The craft was bound for the International Space Station.{{Cite web | url=https://www.space.com/spacex-demo-2-astronauts-space-station-docking-webcast.html | title=SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts to dock at space station today. Here's how to watch | website=Space.com | date=31 May 2020 | access-date=31 May 2020 }}
Personnel
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Tony Iommi – guitars, flute
- Geezer Butler – bass guitar
- Bill Ward – congas
- Tom Allom – piano
Pantera cover
{{Infobox song
| name = Planet Caravan
| cover = Planet Caravan Pantera.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Pantera
| album = Far Beyond Driven
| released = 1994
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:03
| label = East West
| writer =
| producer = {{hlist|Terry Date|Vinnie Paul}}
| prev_title = I'm Broken
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = 5 Minutes Alone
| next_year = 1994
}}
"Planet Caravan" was covered by American heavy metal band Pantera for their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven.
= Release and reception =
The song was released as the second single from the Far Beyond Driven album, and the follow-up single to their hit single "I'm Broken" in 1994 on East West Records as a 12" single.{{Cite web |title=Pantera - Planet Caravan (1994, Part 1, CD) - Discogs |website=Discogs |year=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1938358-Pantera-Planet-Caravan}} It became Pantera's highest-charting single, peaking on the UK Singles Chart at number 26.{{Cite magazine |title=Pantera (billboard) |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pantera/chart-history/rtt/}} Metal Hammer magazine ranked the cover of "Planet Caravan" number 31 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-greatest-pantera-songs-ever/2|title = The 50 best Pantera songs ever|date = 4 February 2019}}
= Track listing =
;American single
{{track listing
| title1 = Planet Caravan
| note1 = Album Version
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Cowboys from Hell
| note2 = Live
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Primal Concrete Sledge
| note3 = Live
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = By Demons Be Driven
| note4 = Biomechanical Mix
| length4 = 4:16
}}
;European single 1
{{Track listing
| title1 = Planet Caravan
| note1 = Black Sabbath cover
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = The Badge
| note2 = Poison Idea cover
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = A New Level
| note3 = Live
| length3 = 5:43
| title4 = Becoming
| note4 = Live
| length4 = 4:04
}}
;European single 2
{{track listing
| title1 = Planet Caravan
| note1 = Black Sabbath cover
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = The Badge
| note2 = Poison Idea cover
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = Domination
| note3 = Live
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Hollow
| note4 = Live
| length4 = 2:27
}}
= Charts =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1994–1995)
! Peak |
|---|
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/xbjtJp1.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Feb 1995|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=13 December 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|90 |
| {{single chart|UK|26|date=19941022|artist=Pantera|access-date=22 May 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UKrock|2|date=19941022|artist=Pantera|access-date=7 November 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|21|artist=Pantera|access-date=22 May 2021}} |
References
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{{Black Sabbath}}
{{Pantera}}
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Category:Songs written by Geezer Butler
Category:Songs written by Ozzy Osbourne
Category:Songs written by Tony Iommi
Category:Songs written by Bill Ward (musician)
Category:British psychedelic rock songs