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.