"I Don't Want to Change the World" | |
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Song by Ozzy Osbourne | |
from the album No More Tears | |
Released | September 17, 1991 |
Recorded | 1990 |
Genre | Heavy metal |
Length | 4:07 |
Label | Epic |
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"I Don't Want to Change the World" is a heavy metal song by Ozzy Osbourne. It first appeared as the second track of the album No More Tears .
Though the song was not released as a commercial single, in Britain the song was released as a promotional 12" single and a CD single (Epic XPCD 172/XPR 1745) with the tracks: [1]
Two years later, the song appeared in a live version on the album Live & Loud (1993). This version won Best Metal Performance at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards.
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