Patient Number 9
Patient Number 9 is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on 9 September 2022 through Epic Records and was produced by Andrew Watt.[3]
Patient Number 9
Patient Number 9 received favourable reviews from music critics and won Best Rock Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[4]
Background and promotion[edit]
Four days after the release of Ordinary Man, Osbourne announced that he had started working on its follow-up, with Andrew Watt returning as producer.[1][5] On 24 June 2022, the lead single and title track, "Patient Number 9" featuring Jeff Beck, was released along with an accompanying music video. The music video was directed by Todd McFarlane and M. Wartella.[6][7] The clip is the first-ever video to incorporate Osbourne's hand-drawn artwork. "My demons were animated and can be seen during the Jeff Beck guitar solo in the song," wrote Osbourne on Twitter.[8] The track subsequently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, while concurrently achieving debuts of Nos. 17 and 22 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, respectively.[9] At the same time, Osbourne announced the album, cover, track listing and release date.[10][11]
The second single "Degradation Rules", featuring Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, was unveiled on 22 July.[12][13] Four days before the album release, on 5 September, the third single "Nothing Feels Right" featuring Zakk Wylde was published.[14][15] Osbourne performed during the halftime show at the Los Angeles Rams' NFL season opener against the Buffalo Bills on 8 September in support of the album.[16]
Notes
Credits adapted from official booklet.
Additional musicians