"Gets Me Through" is a song by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne from his 2001 album Down to Earth. It is both the opening track and lead single from the album. The song opens with the lyrics "I'm not the kind of person you think I am/I'm not the Antichrist or the Iron Man", explaining that Osbourne's stage persona is not his actual personality. The song's lyrics also feature Osbourne telling his fans that their appreciation "gets (him) through", hence the title.
| "Gets Me Through" | ||||
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| Single by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||
| from the album Down to Earth | ||||
| B-side | "No Place for Angels" | |||
| Released | 4 September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:04 | |||
| Label | Sony Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tim Palmer | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Gets Me Through" on YouTube | ||||
The single peaked at number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart and number two on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[1] In Metal Edge magazine's 2001 Readers' Choice Awards, it won "Music Video of the Year" and tied with Slipknot's "Left Behind" for "Song of the Year."[2]
Music video
editTwo versions of the video exist. The first version was banned from MTV, due to it featuring images of flames, destruction, and a room of doves being killed and bleeding to death. The video was re-edited following the September 11 attacks, removing most of the flames and destruction, as well as editing the dove scenes, though a clip featuring a television set exploding was not removed.
Personnel
edit- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Zakk Wylde - guitar
- Robert Trujillo - bass
- Mike Bordin - drums
- Tim Palmer - keyboards
Music Video
Director: Jonas Åkerlund
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2001-2002) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] | 36 |
| Germany (GfK)[4] | 89 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 27 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 18 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Billboard singles chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ Anon. (June 2002). "17th Annual Readers' Choice Awards". Metal Edge. Vol. 48, no. 2. Sterling/Macfadden Partnership. pp. 82–85.82-85&rft.date=2002-06&rft.au=Anon.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Gets Me Through" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Nielsen SoundScan Top 40 Hits in Canada, 2001". Canadian Music Blog. January 22, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne – Gets Me Through". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
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