Patient Number 9

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. 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. 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. The track subsequently debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, while concurrently achieving debuts of Nos. 17 and 22 on Billboards Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, respectively. At the same time, Osbourne announced the album, cover, track listing and release date. The second single "Degradation Rules", featuring Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, was unveiled on 22 July. Four days before the album release, on 5 September, the third single "Nothing Feels Right" featuring Zakk Wylde was published. 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. ==Critical reception==

Patient Number 9 received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Patient Number 9 received a total of four nominations, including Best Rock Album. The title track "Patient Number 9" received nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, and "Degradation Rules" was nominated for Best Metal Performance. The album would go on to win two Grammys, including Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance for "Degradation Rules". This win makes it the third Grammy Award that Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi won together, after previously winning two as members of Black Sabbath. ==Track listing==

Notes • The vinyl edition of the album features "Immortal" as the first track and "Patient Number 9" as the second. • An early version of "Darkside Blues" previously appeared as a Japanese bonus track on Osbourne's previous album Ordinary Man. ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from official booklet Solo band members • Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals, harmonica (tracks 10, 13) • Zakk Wylde – guitars (tracks 1–3, 6–9, 11, 12), keyboards (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9), organ (track 8) Additional musicians • Andrew Watt – guitars (tracks 1–3, 5–13), bass (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 12), keyboards (tracks 1, 5–7, 11, 12), piano (tracks 3, 6, 12), drums (tracks 11, 12), backing vocals, production • Jeff Beck – guitars (tracks 1, 6) • Tony Iommi – guitars (tracks 4, 10) • Mike McCready – guitars, backing vocals (track 2) • Eric Clapton – guitars, backing vocals (track 5) • Josh Homme – guitars, backing vocals (track 12) • Robert Trujillo – bass (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9–12) • Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 5) • Chris Chaney – bass (track 8) • Chad Smith – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8–11), percussion (track 6) • Taylor Hawkins – drums (tracks 3, 7, 12), percussion (track 3) • James Poyser – organ (track 5) • David Campbell – strings arrangement (tracks 6, 11) • Charlie Bisharat – violin (tracks 6, 11) • Roberto Cani – violin (track 6) • Mario DeLeon – violin (track 6) • Nina Evtuhov – violin (track 6) • Songa Lee – violin (tracks 6, 11) • Natalie Leggett – violin (tracks 6, 11) • Philipp Levy – violin (track 6) • Alyssa Park – violin (track 6) • Michele Richards – violin (track 6) • Neil Samples – violin (tracks 6, 11) • Jennifer Takamatsu – violin (track 6) • Kerenza Peackock – violin (track 11) • Sara Parkins – violin (track 11) • Andrew Duckles – viola (tracks 6, 11) • Zachary Dellinger – viola (track 6) • David Walther – viola (tracks 6, 11) • Jacob Braun – cello (tracks 6, 11) • Paula Hochhalter – cello (tracks 6, 11) • Ross Gasworth – cello (track 6) ==Charts==

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Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, a 2025 film that documents the final six years of Osbourne's life including the recording of Patient Number 9, streamed on Paramount+ on 7 October 2025. ==References==