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Fast as a Shark
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Wikipedia article
"'Fast as a Shark'" is a song by German heavy metal band Accept and a single from their 1982 album 'Restless and Wild'.
Its fast double bass drumming is recognized today as reaching a new level in the development of the subgenre of speed and power metal. The intro to the track is a snippet from a crackly old children's recording of a traditional German tune titled "Ein Heller und ein Batzen" ("A Farthing and a Penny"). The band thought it would make a humorous contrast with their heavy metal sound, and the fact that a young Dieter Dierks (in whose studio the album was recorded) was singing on the recording made it even more of an inside joke. The band soon found themselves in an unintended controversy, however: even though the song dated from 1830, it was a popular marching song during the Nazi era and still held that connotation for many listeners, a fact the band was unaware of at the time. "So out of a funny little idea we created somewhat of a monster", Wolf Hoffmann recalls.
"Fast as a Shark" was ranked number 33 in Martin Popoff's book 'The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time'.
The song has been covered by Witchery, Helloween, Holy Grail, Rage and Altar.
Track listing
In popular culture
*The song is featured in the Italian horror film 'Dmoni'.
*The song is featured in an episode of the Swedish sitcom 'Hjlp!' ('Help!').
*The song is featured in the action video game 'Brtal Legend'.
*The song is featured in the drama film 'People Like Us'.
*The song is featured in the music biopic 'Lords of Chaos'.
Personnel
*Udo Dirkschneider vocals
*Wolf Hoffmann guitar
*Herman Frank guitar
*Peter Baltes bass guitar
*Stefan Kaufmann drums
References
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Category:Accept (band) songs
Category:1982 songs
Category:1982 singles
Category:Speed metal songs
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