Dreamer (Ozzy Osbourne song)

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"Dreamer"
Ozzy Dreamer.jpg
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Down to Earth
Released16 October 2001
Length4:45 (album version)
4:33 (acoustic version)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Gets Me Through"
(2001)
"Dreamer"
(2001)
"Mississippi Queen"
(2005)
Music video
"Dreamer" on YouTube

"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".

Contents

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

Chart

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [17] Gold20,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [18] Gold7,500 [18]
Germany (BVMI) [19] Gold250,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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