Editing Heavy Metal (film) (section)

===Soundtrack===
{{Infobox album
| name         = Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = various artists
| cover        = 
| alt          = 
| released     = July 1981
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{Flatlist|
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref name=AM/>
* [[hard rock]]<ref name=AM/>
}}
| length       = 
| label        = [[Full Moon Records|Full Moon]]/[[Asylum Records|Asylum]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| producer     = 
| chronology   = ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'' film soundtracks
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = [[Heavy Metal 2000#Soundtrack|Heavy Metal 2000 OST]]
| next_year    = 2000
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture
 | type        = Soundtrack
 | single1     = [[Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)]]
 | single1date = July 1981
| single2     = [[Reach Out (Cheap Trick song)|Reach Out]]
| single2date = August 1981
| single3     = [[Working in the Coal Mine#Devo version|Working in the Coal Mine]]
| single3date = August 17, 1981 
| single4     = Heavy Metal (original version)
| single4date = September 1981
| single5      = True Companion / All of You
| single5date = November 1981
| single6      = [[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]
| single6date = January 8, 1982
}}
}}
{{music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Adams|first=Bret|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heavy-metal-mw0000691227|title=Heavy Metal - Original Soundtrack|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
}}
The soundtrack was released on [[LP record|LP]] in 1981, but for legal reasons, was not released on [[Compact disc|CD]] until 1995.<ref name=LATimes1996 /> The album peaked at number 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The film's theme song, "[[Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)]]" was sung by [[Don Felder]]. It was released as a single in the U.S. and reached number 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref> and number five on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart on September 19, 1981.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1981-09-19 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock songs, September 19, 1981]</ref>

[[Blue Öyster Cult]] wrote and recorded a song called "Vengeance (The Pact)" for the film, but the producers declined to use the song because the lyrics provided a capsulized summary of the "Taarna" vignette. "[[Veteran of the Psychic Wars]]" was used instead. Both songs can be found on Blue Öyster Cult's album ''[[Fire of Unknown Origin]]''. Although used in the film, the songs "[[Through Being Cool (Devo song)|Through Being Cool]]" by [[Devo]] and "E5150" by [[Black Sabbath]] were not included in the released soundtrack album. These songs are on ''[[New Traditionalists]]'' and ''[[Mob Rules (album)|Mob Rules]]'', respectively.

The legal difficulties surrounding the use of some songs in the film delayed its release to home media. The production company's use of some songs was limited solely to the theatrical release and soundtrack and did not include home media releases. It was not until 1996 that there was an official home media release on [[VHS]] when [[Kevin Eastman]], who had bought the publishing rights of ''Heavy Metal'' magazine in 1992 and previously contributed to the magazine, reached a settlement with the music copyright holders.<ref name=LATimes1996 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/heavy-metal-soundtrack/|title=35 Years Ago: Sammy Hagar, Black Sabbath and More Appear on 'Heavy Metal' Soundtrack|last=Konow|first=David|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=August 2, 2016 |language=en|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>

The original LP contained four tracks per side and was programmed in stackable order (A, D, B, C).

Rhino Records reissued the two-LP collection in 2017, programmed in standard order (A, B, C, D), as part of their "Rocktober" collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/product/heavy-metal-music-from-the-motion-picture|title = Various Artists - Heavy Metal (Music from the Motion Picture) &#124; Rhino}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline        =
| extra_column    = Artist
| total_length    =
| writing_credits =
| title1          = Heavy Metal
| note1           = original version
| writer1         =
| extra1          = [[Sammy Hagar]]
| length1         = 3:50
| title2          = Heartbeat
| writer2         =
| extra2          = [[Jerry Riggs|Riggs]]
| length2         = 4:20
| title3          = [[Working in the Coal Mine]]
| writer3         =
| extra3          = [[Devo]]
| length3         = 2:48
| title4          = [[Veteran of the Psychic Wars]]
| writer4         =
| extra4          = [[Blue Öyster Cult]]
| length4         = 4:48
| title5          = [[Reach Out (Cheap Trick song)|Reach Out]]
| writer5         =
| extra5          = [[Cheap Trick]]
| length5         = 3:35
| title6          = [[Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)]]
| writer6         =
| extra6          = [[Don Felder]]
| length6         = 5:00
| title7          = True Companion
| writer7         =
| extra7          = [[Donald Fagen]]
| length7         = 5:02
| title8          = Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)
| writer8         =
| extra8          = [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]
| length8         = 3:24
| title9          = Radar Rider
| writer9         =
| extra9          = Riggs
| length9         = 2:40
| title10          = [[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]
| writer10         =
| extra10          = [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| length10         = 3:20
| title11          = Queen Bee
| writer11         =
| extra11          = [[Grand Funk Railroad]]
| length11         = 3:11
| title12          = I Must Be Dreamin{{'-}}
| writer12         =
| extra12          = Cheap Trick
| length12         = 5:37
| title13          = The Mob Rules
| note13           = alternate version
| writer13         =
| extra13          = [[Black Sabbath]]
| length13         = 3:16
| title14          = All of You
| writer14         =
| extra14          = Don Felder
| length14         = 4:18
| title15          = Prefabricated
| writer15         =
| extra15          = [[Trust (French band)|Trust]]
| length15         = 2:59
| title16          = Blue Lamp
| writer16         =
| extra16          = [[Stevie Nicks]]
| length16         = 3:48
}}

====Charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1981–1982)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|8|chartid=0395|access-date=April 30, 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Soundtrack|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
|}

====Certifications====
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Heavy Metal - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|artist=Various Artists|type=album|relyear=1981|region=Canada|award=Platinum|certyear=1982}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Heavy Metal|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|relyear=1981|region=United States|award=Platinum|certyear=2004}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}