Unlike the band's first two singles, this song was not released as a single in the UK, but rather in the Netherlands and Spain. There is also an alternate version in the Netherlands sold only at the Pinkpop '84 festival on June 11, 1984.[2][3] The sleeve of this release was the same as the band's previous single, "Rainbow in the Dark", with the Pinkpop logo in the corner.
A music video was made for the single and was directed by Don Coscarelli, who is known for directing the horror film series Phantasm. The video features a teenage delivery boy who is tasked with a delivery to a building. Upon entering an elevator, it suddenly goes haywire and sends him to a fantastical dimension. He is then accosted by a cyborg and is enslaved with several other people and creatures to be tortured by various means (e.g. endlessly playing arcade games that electrocute the losers). At one point, the demon creature from the album cover is seen as the slaves are being led to their fates. The horrified boy takes off back to the elevator and is accosted again by the same cyborg from earlier. Ronnie James Dio - who was seen performing the song with his band - intervenes and saves the boy, before being captured by the other cyborgs. The video ends with the boy making it back to the elevator and returning to his home world.
last, line, song, last, line, third, single, released, heavy, metal, band, appearing, their, platinum, certified, same, name, only, song, billboard, album, rock, tracks, last, line, single, diofrom, album, last, lineb, sidestand, shout, live, straight, through. The Last in Line is the third single released by heavy metal band Dio appearing on their platinum certified LP of the same name It was Dio s only song to hit the Top 10 of Billboard s Album Rock Tracks 1 The Last in Line Single by Diofrom the album The Last in LineB sideStand Up and Shout live Straight Through the Heart live Released11 June 1984Recorded1984Caribou Ranch Colorado USAGenreHeavy metalLength5 48LabelVertigoSongwriter s Ronnie James Dio Jimmy Bain Vivian CampbellProducer s Ronnie James DioDio singles chronology Rainbow in the Dark 1983 The Last in Line 1984 We Rock 1984 Alternative coverPinkpop 84 festival cover Unlike the band s first two singles this song was not released as a single in the UK but rather in the Netherlands and Spain There is also an alternate version in the Netherlands sold only at the Pinkpop 84 festival on June 11 1984 2 3 The sleeve of this release was the same as the band s previous single Rainbow in the Dark with the Pinkpop logo in the corner A music video was made for the single and was directed by Don Coscarelli who is known for directing the horror film series Phantasm The video features a teenage delivery boy who is tasked with a delivery to a building Upon entering an elevator it suddenly goes haywire and sends him to a fantastical dimension He is then accosted by a cyborg and is enslaved with several other people and creatures to be tortured by various means e g endlessly playing arcade games that electrocute the losers At one point the demon creature from the album cover is seen as the slaves are being led to their fates The horrified boy takes off back to the elevator and is accosted again by the same cyborg from earlier Ronnie James Dio who was seen performing the song with his band intervenes and saves the boy before being captured by the other cyborgs The video ends with the boy making it back to the elevator and returning to his home world The song was covered by Tenacious D for the 2014 This Is Your Life tribute album Their cover won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Charts editChart 1984 Peak position US Mainstream Rock Billboard 1 10References edit a b Dio Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved December 25 2021 Tapio Keihanen Tapio s Ronnie James Dio Pages Dio 7 Discography May 1983 March 1986 Dio net Retrieved 2007 03 07 Tapio Keihanen Tapio s Ronnie James Dio Pages Dio 12 Discography May 1983 March 1986 Dio net Retrieved 2007 03 07 nbsp This metal song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1980s rock song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Last in Line song amp oldid 1178783534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
