Heaven And Hell

During an interview for VH1's Heavy: The Story of Metal, Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio stated that the song is about each human being's ability to choose between doing good and doing evil, essentially that each person has "heaven and hell" inside themselves. Dio said it was one of his favorites.

This is the title track to the first of three albums Black Sabbath recorded with Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals. Guitarist Tony Iommi considers it the defining song from that era. He told Songfacts: "That was on our initial album, and that track has stood the test of time. Even Ronnie, when he went out on his solo thing, he'd always play 'Heaven And Hell.' It became a very popular song."

When Dio returned to Sabbath in 2006, they re-named the band Heaven And Hell after this song because they weren't going to play any Ozzy Osbourne-era songs when they toured. Heaven And Hell released an album in 2009 called The Devil You Know.