Changes (Black Sabbath song)

"Changes"
Song by Black Sabbath from the album Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Released	September, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock
Length	4:43
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Producer	Patrick Meehan, Black Sabbath

"Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. It is a ballad about relationship loss. The song was quite different from Black Sabbath's previous songs, given that this one was characterized by a melodic and downbeat soft rock vibe in sharp contrast to the hard guitar-driven sound the band had become famous for creating.

Black Sabbath never played this song live in the 1970s. The first time ever that the band played this song live was in the 1990s with Tony Martin on vocals.^[1]

Personnel (original version)

• Ozzy Osbourne: vocals
• Tony Iommi: piano, mellotron
• Geezer Butler: bass,mellotron

Other versions

The song has been covered by numerous artists, including The Cardigans and Overkill. In 1993, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath's lead vocalist) re-recorded the song himself as a single (taken from the Live and Loud album). The single peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks^[2] but failed to chart in the UK. The opening track from UNKLE's second album "Never, Never, Land" features a prominent sample from the chorus and loops of the mellotron. Eminem uses the song as the basis for his track "Going Through Changes" from his album Recovery.

"Changes"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne
from the album Changes
Released	September 30, 2003 (U.S.)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Rock
Length	4:07
Label	Sanctuary Records
Kelly Osbourne singles chronology
"Come Dig Me Out" (2003) "Changes" (2003) "Changes" (re-release) (2004)

Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne version

Three decades later, Ozzy recorded yet another version of the song, this time with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne as a duet. The revised lyrics for this version, released in 2003, reflect the moments of their life together. The single reached #1 in the UK. It also reached the top spot on the London Fashion Chart for three weeks, #1 on the Kerrang! UK Download Chart. It also became Birmingham's Big One and was nominated for a Grammy.

The song has sold 470,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company.^{[citation needed]}

"Changes (re-release)"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne
Released	March 2004 (U.S.)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Rock
Label	Sanctuary Records
Kelly Osbourne singles chronology
"Changes" (2003) "Changes" (re-release) (2004) "One Word" (2005)

Tracks

1. "Changes"
2. "Changes" (Felix Da Housecat Remix)
3. "Come Dig Me Out" (live)

Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2003	"Changes" (Felix Da Housecat Remix)	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	43
	"Changes"	Irish Singles Chart	7
		UK Singles Chart	1

Sales accomplishments

BPI certification^[3] (United Kingdom)

Date	Designation	Total Sales
January 23, 2004	Silver	200,000
January 23, 2004	Gold	400,000

Preceded by "Leave Right Now" by Will Young

UK number one single December 14, 2003 - December 21, 2003

Succeeded by "Mad World" by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules

References

1. ^ "Workshop with Tony Martin in Gothenburg". criticalmass.se. http://www.criticalmass.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1810. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
2. ^ "Billboard single chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5355&model.vnuAlbumId=942077. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
3. ^ "BPI certified awards". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=24254. Retrieved February 16, 2009. ^{[dead link]}