No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne song)
"No More Tears" | ||||
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Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
from the album No More Tears | ||||
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Released | 16 September 1991[1] | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
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"No More Tears" on YouTube |
"No More Tears" is the fifth song and title track on the 1991
Overview
The song originated from a jam session, according to guitarist
A shorter edited version of this song was released to some radio stations, and can be heard on the 1997 compilation album The Ozzman Cometh. The full-length version appears on The Essential Ozzy Osbourne.
Theme
In the 2002 remaster booklet for the No More Tears album, Osbourne stated that the song was about a serial killer.
In the September 27, 2018 issue of Weekly Alibi, while texting with music critic August March, Osbourne claimed he wrote the song while in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[5]
Music video
The video consists of Osbourne singing alone at times and with his backing band at others, intercut with footage of a woman entering a room, sitting in a chair, and crying until she is completely submerged in her own tears. The video was shot to accommodate both the album version and the edited version of the song. Some channels played the full-length video, and others played the shortened version. Osbourne's daughter Kelly is seen at the end of the video in an angel costume lip-syncing the words at the end of the song, "It's just a hand in the bush," which repeats until the video fades out.
Critical reception
Richard Gilliam of AllMusic wrote "the song has precisely the sort of hard, rhythmic drive that marks good heavy metal" and "Osbourne’s sharply edged vocals are among the strongest of his solo efforts" but "near the end of the song there’s a pointlessly overproduced art-rock bridge that mars the song’s otherwise fine dynamic flow."[6]
Cover version
The song was redone by guitarist
Releases
- 7" single, 1991, Epic Associated Records. Additional track is "S.I.N." Catalog #35-73973 for US.
- 7" single, 1991, Epic/Sony. Additional track is "S.I.N." Not available in the US.
- CD single, 1991, Epic/Sony. Special UK package. CD single in an embossed CD wallet with room for each solo studio record. Each sleeve has a different picture. Additional tracks are "S.I.N." and "Party with the Animals".
- CD single, 1991, Epic/Sony. Promo only version, one track.
- 12" picture disc, 1991, Epic/Sony. Additional tracks are "S.I.N." and "Party with the Animals". Not available in the US.
- CD single, 1991, Epic/Sony. "Maxi single" with "No More Tears", "S.I.N.", "Don't Blame Me", and "Party with the Animals".
Personnel
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Zakk Wylde – guitars, slide guitar
- Bob Daisley – bass
- John Sinclair – keyboards, piano
- Randy Castillo – drums
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Billboard singles chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ Prato, Greg (January 6, 2014). "Zakk Wylde: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- Prince of Darkness (Media notes). Ozzy Osbourne. Epic Records. 2005.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ "Music Interview: It's Ozzy Time!", Weekly Alibi, September 27, 2018
- Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ Schafer, Joseph (2019-02-28). "Ranking Every Ozzy Osbourne Solo Album from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
It was a successful song indebted to both glam metal and prog rock
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.