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"Metal Guru" | ||||
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![]() German picture sleeve by Ariola label | ||||
Single by T. Rex | ||||
from the album The Slider | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 5 May 1972 | |||
Genre | Glam rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | T. Rex Wax Co. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
T. Rex singles chronology | ||||
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"Metal Guru" is a song by the British rock band T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was the band's fourth (and final) number one on the UK Singles Chart when it topped the chart for four weeks from May–June 1972. It was also included on the album The Slider in 1972.
Bolan (...) started writing manic chant-along glam-rock hits such as "Metal Guru," "20th Century Boy," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and "Children of the Revolution."