(Take These) Chains

~ Recording by Judas Priest

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • US1982-07-17
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FC 38160
1.5(Take These) Chains3:03Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)85941, CBS 85941
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 85941
1.1(Take These) Chains?:??Judas PriestChainsJudas PriestSingle
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 85941
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FCT 38160
4.1(Take These) Chains?:??Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)[none]
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (DIDP 20185)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 38160
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (DIDP 020185)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 38160
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1988-07-01
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc., Aug 1978–Mar 1988)25・8P-5039
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (DIDP-020185 F2 1A 03)Judas PriestAlbum
  • US1990-10-25
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 38160
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1991-03-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 5256
2.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestBritish Steel / Screaming for Vengeance / Stained ClassJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 468328 2
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 85941, CD COL 85941
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance / Defenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468602 2, 477251 2
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1997-08-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 7669
3.5(Take These) Chains?:??Judas PriestBritish Steel / Point of Entry / Screaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-06-30
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 65607
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (2001 GB Columbia Remastered album series)Judas PriestAlbum
  • GB2001-05-07
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)502133 2, 5021332000
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • US2001-05-29
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85435
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP2001-05-30
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 7874
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85435
3.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestRam It Down / British Steel / Screaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2002-08-12
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)461108 2, 5093862000, CDCBS 85941, CDCBS84160
2.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestBritish Steel / Screaming for Vengeance / Defenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)509721 2
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (limited edition)Judas PriestAlbum
  • JP2005-06-01
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP-671
2.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestBritish Steel / Screaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008-07-22
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 342002 7
1.12(Take These) Chains3:06Judas PriestSingle Cuts: The Complete Columbia UK A SidesJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-08-22
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
13.1(Take These) Chains?:??Judas PriestSingle Cuts (limited edition)Judas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-08-30
1.12(Take These) Chains3:06Judas PriestSingle CutsJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-08-30
1.12(Take These) Chains3:06Judas PriestSingle CutsJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-09-07
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 3235
9.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestThe Complete Albums CollectionJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697967872
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (remastered)Judas PriestAlbum
  • JP2012-02-15
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-3398
1.5(Take These) Chains3:05Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (special 30th anniversary edition)Judas PriestAlbum
  • XW2012-08-31
Sony Music Entertainment UK (holding company, not release label. Use ‘Sony Music UK’ or ‘Sony Music’ if no other label is reported)
1.5(Take These) Chains3:05Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (special 30th anniversary edition)Judas PriestAlbum
  • GB2012-09-04
  • US2012-09-04
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88725444662
1.5(Take These) Chains3:05Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (special 30th anniversary edition)Judas PriestAlbum
  • JP2012-09-26
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 3592, SICP 3593
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88725444662
1.5(Take These) Chains3:08Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance (remastered)Judas PriestAlbum
  • US2014-03-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85435
3.5(Take These) Chains?:??Judas PriestOriginal Album ClassicsJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843086462
9.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas Priest50 Heavy Metal Years of Music (limited, remastered, box set)Judas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-10-15
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5(Take These) Chains3:05Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.5(Take These) Chains3:07Judas PriestScreaming for VengeanceJudas PriestAlbumCDCBS 85941

Relationships

engineer:Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:Tom Allom
drums (drum set):Dave Holland (British rock drummer)
electric bass guitar:Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest)
electric guitar:Kenneth Downing
Glenn Tipton
lead vocals:Rob Halford
recorded at:Ibiza Sound Studio in Ibiza Town, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain (in 1982)
mixed at:Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States
Beejay Recording Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4cmi9k5F8aKxDmV4R168Ur [info]
recording of:(Take These) Chains (in 1982)

(Take These) Chains

lyricist and composer:Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain)