Heading Out to the Highway

"Heading Out to the Highway" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1981 album Point of Entry. It was released as a single later that year, and was the band's first single to reach the Mainstream Rock (chart).

"Heading Out to the Highway"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album Point of Entry
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreHeavy metal[1]
Length3:47
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Rob Halford
K. K. Downing
Glenn Tipton
Producer(s)Tom Allom
Judas Priest singles chronology
"Don't Go"
(1981)		 "Heading Out to the Highway"
(1981)		 "Hot Rockin'"
(1981)

Background

The track contains a dual guitar solo between K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.

It is featured on VH-1's Top 40 Driving Songs.

A live version of "Heading Out to the Highway" was included on The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight, which was not endorsed by the band. Other live versions appear on the live albums Priest...Live!, Live in London, the DVD Live at US Festival and the second disc of the 30th Anniversary Edition of the album Turbo.

The song was also covered by White Wizzard on the limited edition of Over the Top.

It is playable on the music video game Rock Revolution.

The song was covered by American alternative metal band Stone Sour on their covers EP Meanwhile in Burbank... in 2015.

Reception

In the United States, the song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.[2]

Personnel

References
  1. Grow, Kory (25 September 2018). "Ex–Judas Priest Guitarist K.K. Downing on Helping to Define Heavy Metal". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "Judas Priest | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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