"TV Crimes" is a song by British

United Kingdom

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 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

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 from their 1992 album

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 Dehumanizer

Dehumanizer

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. The single was the band's last to chart in the UK.

Music video

The music video, directed by Nigel Dick

Nigel Dick

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, was shot in Los Angeles

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. It features the band performing on a television that has been stolen. According to Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler

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 in an interview featured on Hangin' with Heaven and Hell

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Hangin' with Heaven and Hell is a video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The video features an interview with Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler by Eddie Trunk discussing the band's 2007 tour under the name Heaven & Hell. It was filmed in November 2006. It aired on VH1 Classic during...

, the video was shot prior to the Los Angeles riots of 1992

1992 Los Angeles riots

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. Butler has also commented that the video has nothing at all to do with the lyrics of the song and "makes no sense".

7" single

• A. "TV Crimes" - 3:58
• B. "Letters from Earth (alternate version)" - 4:12
• C. "Time Machine (demo)" - 4:25

12" single / Picture disc

• A. "TV Crimes" - 3:58
• B. "Letters from Earth (alternate version)" - 4:12
• C. "The Mob Rules (live)" - 3:17

CD Digipack (two discs)

Disc 1

• A. "TV Crimes" - 4:01
• B. "Letters from Earth" - 4:41
• C. "Paranoid" (Live)" - 3:28

Disc 2

• A. "TV Crimes" - 4:01
• B. "Mob Rules (Live)" - 3:18
• C. "Heaven and Hell (Live)" - 8:51

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1992	UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	33