Patient Number 9 (feat. Jeff Beck)

Here, Ozzy Osbourne is being held against his will in a mental institution with no hope of getting out alive. The Prince of Darkness yearns to go home and reunite with his wife, Sharon, but the quacks just laugh at him.

Ozzy Osbourne released this seven-minute slice of theatrical madness as the lead single from the album of the same name. He dropped the track on June 25, 2022, just a week after undergoing grueling spinal surgery to adjust pins in his neck. Happily, his hospital experience didn't follow the song's horror scenario and they let him go home.

Andrew Watt, the co-producer and guitar player on Ozzy's 2020 Ordinary Man album, returns to the production desk. He plays guitar and keyboards and lends a hand with vocals too. Ozzy also enlisted English guitar legend Jeff Beck to bring along his Fender Stratocaster and perform lead guitar. The other musicians are Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith on drums, Metallica's Robert Trujillo on bass, and Black Label Society's Zakk Wylde on guitars and keyboards. Chad Smith was also behind the sticks on Ordinary Man, and Zakk Wylde was Ozzy's guitarist for 1988's No Rest for the Wicked and 1991's No More Tears.