Flying High Again

"Flying High Again"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Diary of a Madman
B-side"I Don't Know" (Live)
Released10 October 1981[1]
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Mr. Crowley"
(1980) 		"Flying High Again"
(1981) 		"Over the Mountain"
(1982)
Music video
"Flying High Again" on YouTube

"Flying High Again" is a song performed by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne, who additionally was one of its songwriters. It came out in 1981 as a part of his second album as a solo artist, which Osbourne titled Diary of a Madman.

The track is in the key of 'A major' and has a related vocal range of E4 to C6.[2] Released as a single, "Flying High Again" achieved commercial success and eventually reached the number two spot on the Billboard publication's Top Tracks chart for rock music and related styles in 1982.[3] The vinyl record, which the artist initially released on 10 October 1981, had as its b-side a live take of the song "I Don't Know".[1]

The track is known for musical elements such as its aggressive guitar solo, performed by musician Randy Rhoads, and for dramatic lyrics such as "[s]wallowing colors from the sounds I hear" and "[a]m I just a crazy guy" sung by Osbourne in his heavy metal style. Critical praise has come from various publications such as Allmusic and Loudwire within the American media industry, with the latter news magazine lauding Obsourne's release of "storming fist-in-the-air rockers" including not just "Flying High Again" but "Over the Mountain" and "S.A.T.O." as well.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Ozzy Osbourne - Official Facebook Account - "Flying High Again"". Facebook.com. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Rock Tracks. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0898201535.
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