Under the Graveyard

"Under the Graveyard"
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Ordinary Man
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Recorded2019 (2019)
Genre
Length4:57
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Watt
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Take What You Want"
(2019)
"Under the Graveyard"
(2019)
"Straight to Hell"
(2019)

"Under the Graveyard" is a power ballad by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Written and produced with Andrew Watt, it was released as the vocalist's first single in eight years on 8 November 2019. The song was released as the lead single of, and packaged with, Osbourne's twelfth studio album Ordinary Man in 2020, which was his first album since Scream in 2010. The song features Watt on guitar, Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The song reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart in December 2019.[3] A music video for the song, which was teased on Osbourne's official Twitter, was released on 19 December 2019.[4][5][6] The song has been described as a "massive", "booming", "searing" and "epic" power ballad by Music Mayhem, Billboard, Revolver and Ghost Cult magazines, respectively.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Song You Need to Know: Ozzy Osbourne's Heavy Elegy 'Under the Graveyard'". Rolling Stone. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (December 6, 2019). "50 Best Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 8, 2022. ...he sings over a crushing guitar riff) set to gothic acoustic guitars and heavy blues riffs.
  3. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne on Twitter: "Full Video Coming Thursday"". Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne on Twitter: "Tomorrow!"". Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Under the Graveyard official video". YouTube. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Releases First Single In Nearly 10 Years With 'Under The Graveyard'". Music Mayhem Magazine. November 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Prepping 'Ordinary Man' Album, Releases Raging 'Under the Graveyard' Single: Listen". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Hear Ozzy Osbourne Face Mortality on New Solo Song "Under the Graveyard"". Revolver. November 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Team, News (November 8, 2019). "Ozzy Osborne Shares New Single - "Under The Graveyard"". Ghost Cult Magazine. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)