Which Black Sabbath song won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance?
Answer
God Is Dead?
Black Sabbath’s “God Is Dead?” won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
The song appeared on 13, Black Sabbath’s nineteenth studio album and their first studio album with Ozzy Osbourne as vocalist since Never Say Die! in 1978. Released in 2013, 13 marked a major reunion for Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, although original drummer Bill Ward did not participate; Brad Wilk played drums on the album.
At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014, “God Is Dead?” won Best Metal Performance. The award recognized the recorded performance by Black Sabbath, not simply the songwriting or the album as a whole. Its title’s question mark is part of the official song title.
Listeners sometimes confuse the winner with other tracks from 13, including “Loner,” “Age of Reason” and “End of the Beginning.” Those songs belong to the same comeback album, but “God Is Dead?” was the Grammy-winning track.