Take On the World (Judas Priest song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Take On the World

| cover =Take On the World (Judas Priest song).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Judas Priest

| album = Killing Machine

| B-side = Starbreaker (live)

| released = 5 January 1979 (UK) {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Judas+Priest&titel=Take+On+The+World&cat=s|title=Judas Priest singles}}

| recorded = 1978

| studio =

• Utopia, London
• Basing Street, London
• CBS, London

| venue =

| genre = Heavy metal

| length = 3:02

| label = Columbia

| writer = * Rob Halford

• Glenn Tipton

| producer = * James Guthrie

• Judas Priest

| prev_title = Before the Dawn

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Evening Star

| next_year = 1979

| misc =

}}

"Take On the World" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1978 album Killing Machine, and released as a single in January 1979. It was the first Judas Priest single to chart in the UK top 40, reaching number 14. The song was Judas Priest's attempt at producing a stadium anthem in the style of Queen's 1977 single "We Will Rock You". As a single it sold around 400,000 copies.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

According to former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, the song was used by Wolverhampton Wanderers football club as their club song.{{cite book |last1=Downing |first1=K.K. |title=HEAVY DUTY : days and nights in judas priest. |date=20 September 2018 |publisher=CONSTABLE |isbn=978-1-47212-867-6}}

"Take On the World" was covered by new wave band The Human League on their 1980 tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/various_gig_1980.htm|title=THE HUMAN LEAGUE – CONCERTS |accessdate=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010916/http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/various_gig_1980.htm |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}