Over the Mountain

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"Over the Mountain"
OzzyOsbourne Over The Mountain Single 1981.jpg
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Diary of a Madman
B-side "I Don't Know (Live)"
Released4 December 1981 (UK) [1]
Recorded1981
Genre Heavy metal
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Flying High Again"
(1981)		"Over the Mountain"
(1981)		"Tonight"
(1982)

"Over the Mountain" is the opening track of heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne's album Diary of a Madman . The song debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart [3] and reached number 38. [4] The song was written by Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Randy Rhoads. [2] The song was later included on the Ozzy Osbourne compilation albums, The Ozzman Cometh on 11 November 1997, The Essential Ozzy Osbourne on 11 February 2003 and Prince of Darkness on 22 March 2005.

Contents

Personnel

Songwriting

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Billboard Top Tracks [4] 38

Cover versions

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