1971Released
5:03

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Interesting facts and trivia about Sweet Leaf. By Songfacts®.

This song is about marijuana, and makes little attempt to disguise it. The band did a lot of marijuana and many other drugs around this time.

This was the song that coined the phrase "sweet leaf" as slang for marijuana. They got the name from a pack of Irish Cigarettes that said "It's the sweet leaf." They thought "sweet leaf" was a great description of marijuana, and the entire band wrote the song together.

The sound at the beginning is guitarist Tony Iommi coughing after inhaling marijuana smoke from a bong.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Sweet Leaf.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
148BPM

Album

The album Sweet Leaf is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Sweet Leaf.
Sanctuary Records
© 2009 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
℗ 2009 Gimcastle Ltd. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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