Bark at the Moon (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Bark at the Moon


Artist = Ozzy Osbourne
from Album = Bark at the Moon
B-side = "One Up the "B" Side"
Released = 1983
Format = 7 inch vinyl (45 RPM)
Recorded = 1983
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:17
Label = Jet, Epic
Writer = Ozzy Osbourne
Producer = Max Norman
Certification =
Last single = "Iron Man/Children of the Grave" (live)
(1983)
This single = "Bark at the Moon"
(1983)
Next single = "So Tired"
(1983)"Bark at the Moon" is a metal song by Ozzy Osbourne. It is the first track on his 1983 album Bark at the Moon. The song was composed by Osbourne and is four minutes and 17 seconds long.

The song itself is about a mythical beast that once terrorized a town, was killed and then resurrected itself to once more wreak havoc. The music video, however, is about a scientist (played by Osbourne) who accidentally turns himself into a beast, is killed, and resurrected as a free human again.

This song marked the first recorded after the death of Ozzy's original guitarist Randy Rhoads, with replacement Jake E. Lee.

The song was covered by the punk rock band Strung Out for the compilation Punk Goes Metal.Another cover was made by industrial metal band Violent Work Of Art in 1998 for the compilation "Ozzified".

A cover of the song is a playable track in the PlayStation 2 game "Guitar Hero", where it, along with Cowboys from Hell by Pantera, is considered by many to be the game's most difficult song, it being the last song in the game's main list. It was also re-released as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of "Guitar Hero II". A video of the song from the original Guitar Hero game can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9FBqsjcjag here] .

The song is also featured in "" on the radio station

This is the opening theme for the QMJHL team the Moncton Wildcats.

The popular Canadian teen drama , which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

Personnel

*Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
*Jake E. Lee - guitar
*Bob Daisley - bass
*Don Airey - keyboards
*Tommy Aldridge - drums

External links

* [http://www.bossus.com/go/tone/2007-08.html pedal settings for a Transcription of Bark At The Moon in Guitar World's August 2007 issue]