Behind the Wall of Sleep

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Geezer Butler
Tony Iommi
Ozzy Osbourne
Bill Ward
publisher:Essex Music International, Inc.
Essex Music, Inc.
TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
Tro-Andover Music, Inc.
Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
later translated versions:Post murum somnii

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1969-10-16Behind the Wall of SleepmedleyBlack Sabbath3:38
1969-10-16Wasp / Behind the Wall of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.Black Sabbath9:45
1969-11-17Behind the Wall of Sleep (studio outtake)Black Sabbath3:40
1970-04-26Behind the Wall of Sleep (demo)liveBlack Sabbath5:09
1970-08-31Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1970‐08‐31: Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland)liveBlack Sabbath6:04
1970-10-03Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1970‐10‐03: Théâtre 140, Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek, Belgium)liveBlack Sabbath5:28
1970-11-22Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1970‐11‐22: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveBlack Sabbath4:41
1970-12-20Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1970-12-20: Olympia, Paris, Île-de-France, France)liveBlack Sabbath5:24
1970-12-20Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1970‐12‐20: L’Olympia, Paris, France)liveBlack Sabbath5:03
1997-12-04 – 1997-12-05Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 1997‐12‐04–1997‐12‐05: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK)liveBlack Sabbath4:10
2012-05-19Behind the Wall of Sleep (live, 2012-05-19: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK)liveBlack Sabbath?:??
2013-04-29 – 2013-05-01Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath3:32
2017-02-04Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath3:33
2017-02-04Behind the Wall of Sleep (surround mix)liveBlack Sabbath3:21
Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath5:12
Behind the Wall of SleepStatic‐X3:31
Behind the Wall of SleepBlack Sabbath4:22
Behind the Wall of SleepBlack Sabbath3:38
Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath3:35
Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath5:09
Behind the Wall of SleepcoverZ.A.T.H.2:29
Behind the Wall of SleepcoverStatic‐X3:31
Behind the Wall of SleepliveBlack Sabbath5:10
Behind the Wall of SleepBlack Sabbath5:10
Behind the Wall of Sleepcover and instrumentalClouds Taste Satanic3:21
Behind the Wall of SleepOzzy Osbourne?:??
Behind the Wall of SleepcoverJupiterian7:43
Behind the Wall of SleepOzzy Osbourne5:06
Behind The Wall Of SleepliveBlack Sabbath6:47
Behind the Wall of Sleep (8-Bit Computer Game version)cover and instrumental8 Bit Arcade4:23
Behind the Wall of Sleep (alternate version) (8-Bit Computer Game version)cover and instrumental8 Bit Arcade5:09
Behind the Wall of Sleep (demo)Ozzy Osbourne5:08
Sabbath Jamcover and medleyEyehategod6:02