Dreamer (Ozzy Osbourne song)

"Dreamer"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Down to Earth
Released	January 2002
Format	CD single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Symphonic rock
Length	4:45
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Ozzy Osbourne Marti Frederiksen Mick Jones
Producer	Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Gets Me Through" (2001) "Dreamer" (2002) "Mississippi Queen" (2005)

"Dreamer" is 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 a better world for his children, where they are happy and safe.

Although the song was written in the late 1990s, it was not considered for release until after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Ozzy Osbourne compares "Dreamer" to John Lennon's hugely famous "Imagine", which contains the line: "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." Ozzy has said himself that The Beatles have had a huge influence on him (he first decided that his way of getting out of "that shithole" was through music after hearing Twist and shout). Ozzy can relate to them, as they are all successful musicians who grew up in underprivileged areas of England.^{[citation needed]}

Another reference to John Lennon is the line "After all, there's only just the two of us." This is an acknowledgment of the Beatles song "Two of Us."^{[citation needed]} Although Paul McCartney wrote it to his wife Linda, it has since become accepted as a description of his relationship to close friend Lennon, and was even used as the title to a VH1 TV-movie about them.

The music video was set in the winter, with the first half consisting of a scene set in a candle lit room. The music video was directed by Rob Zombie.^{[citation needed]} A second video was also produced, featuring highlights from "The Osbournes".

[edit] Personnel

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