Dreamer (Ozzy Osbourne song)

"Dreamer" is a ballad and the third track from Ozzy Osbourne's album Down to Earth, which was released on October 16, 2001. The single peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.^[1] The song describes the rockstar's vision of people and humanity destroying Earth. In the liner notes to Osbourne's Prince of Darkness box set, Ozzy refers to this song as his version of John Lennon's "Imagine". The Japanese and European press of the single also include a slightly different version of the song, dubbed "Dreamer (acoustic)", and a previously unreleased song titled "Black Skies".

"Dreamer"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Down to Earth
Released	16 October 2001
Length	4:45 (album version) 4:33 (acoustic version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Ozzy Osbourne Marti Frederiksen Mick Jones
Producer(s)	Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Gets Me Through" (2001) "Dreamer" (2001) "Mississippi Queen" (2005)
Music video
"Dreamer" on YouTube

Music video

The video shows Osbourne in two different locations: in a snowy forest, with shades of blue, where children play some instruments that can be heard in the music, such as violin and piano; and in a candlelit building, with shades of red, in which his band are. The clip was directed by Rob Zombie.

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - lead vocals
• Zakk Wylde - guitar
• Robert Trujillo - bass
• Mike Bordin - drums
• Tim Palmer - keyboards

Chart

Weekly charts Chart (2002–03) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 40 Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 3 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 13 Germany (GfK)[6] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 15 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 18 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 48 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 74

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17]	Gold	20,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[18]	Gold	7,500[18]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Reissue	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Gold	250,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Billboard singles chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved February 17, 2009.
2. "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
3. "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on May 26, 2002. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
4. "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Tracklisten. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
5. "Ozzy Osbourne: Dreamer" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
6. "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
7. "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
9. "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
10. "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
12. "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
13. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
15. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
16. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
17. "Austrian single certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
18. "HitListen 20/08/2003". Hitlisten. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
19. "Danish single certifications". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ozzy Osbourne; 'Dreamer')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

External links

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