Man on the silver mountain - wikipedia Man on the silver mountain `` Man on the Silver Mountain '' Single by Rainbow from the album Ritchie Blackmore 's Rainbow B - side `` Snake Charmer '' Released Format 7 '' Genre Heavy metal Length 4 : 38 Songwriter ( s ) Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio Producer ( s ) Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Martin Birch `` Man on the Silver Mountain '' is the first single by Rainbow and the first track of their debut album, Ritchie Blackmore 's Rainbow. Written by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Ronnie James Dio, this song is, as Dio said, `` a semi-religious one, a man on the silver mountain is a kind of God figure everyone is crying out to ''. This track became one of Rainbow 's best - known tracks and was also a live favourite for any Rainbow line - up, and also the band Dio. The words `` The man on the silver mountain Ronnie James Dio '' are inscribed on his grave. Reception Brad Sanders of The A.V. Club wrote that although the song 's lyrics are essentially meaningless, the way that Dio sings them `` sounds awesome ''. After Dio 's death, Rob Halford performed a cover of the song and said it `` captures the things I personally love in metal tracks ''. References Jump up ^ `` Man On The Silver Mountain by Rainbow ''. SongFacts. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ronnie James Dio ( 1942 - 2010 ) ''. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 16 August 2013. Jump up ^ Sanders, Brad ( 12 May 2015 ). `` Saluting Ronnie James Dio, metal 's uncool godfather ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016. Jump up ^ Grow, Kory ( 2 April 2014 ). `` Why Metallica and Judas Priest 's Rob Halford Bow Before Dio ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2016. Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore Jens Johansson David Keith Bob Nouveau Ronnie Romero Ronnie James Dio Gary Driscoll Craig Gruber Micky Lee Soule Cozy Powell Jimmy Bain Tony Carey David Stone Mark Clarke Bob Daisley Roger Glover Don Airey Graham Bonnet Joe Lynn Turner Bobby Rondinelli David Rosenthal Chuck Burgi Paul Morris Greg Smith Doogie White John O'Reilly John Micelli Studio albums Ritchie Blackmore 's Rainbow Rising Long Live Rock ' n ' Roll Down to Earth Difficult to Cure Straight Between the Eyes Bent Out of Shape Stranger in Us All EPs Jealous Lover Live albums On Stage Finyl Vinyl Live in Germany 1976 / Live in Europe Deutschland Tournee 1976 Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade Memories in Rock - Live in Germany Compilation albums The Best of Rainbow The Very Best of Rainbow 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection : The Best of Rainbow Classic Rainbow Pot of Gold All Night Long : An Introduction Catch the Rainbow : The Anthology Winning Combinations : Deep Purple and Rainbow Anthology 1975 -- 1984 Video albums Live Between the Eyes The Final Cut Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade Memories in Rock - Live in Germany Songs `` Man on the Silver Mountain '' `` Catch the Rainbow '' `` Stargazer '' `` Since You Been Gone '' `` Street of Dreams '' Related articles Discography Blackmore 's Night Martin Birch Elf Deep Purple Black Sabbath Whitesnake Dio Heaven & Hell Yngwie Malmsteen Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Man_on_the_Silver_Mountain&oldid=798876493 '' Categories : 1975 songs Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore Songs written by Ronnie James Dio 1975 singles Rainbow ( rock band ) songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Português Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 4 September 2017, at 09 : 43. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song man on the silver mountain
Answer: Rainbow