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Mama, I'm Coming Home

1991 single by Ozzy Osbourne

Summary

1991 single by Ozzy Osbourne

Field	Value
name	Mama, I'm Coming Home
cover	OzzyOsbourne MamaImComingHome Single 1991.jpg
type	single
artist	Ozzy Osbourne
album	No More Tears
B-side	Don't Blame Me
released	18 November 1991 (UK)
(US)
recorded	1991
genre	{{flatlist
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* hard rock<ref name	"Allmusic"
length
label	Epic
writer
prev_title	Road to Nowhere
prev_year	1991
next_title	Mr. Tinkertrain
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| B-side = Don't Blame Me (US)

Heavy metal
hard rock
John Purdell
Duane Baron

"Mama, I'm Coming Home" is a power ballad by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne from Osbourne's sixth studio album No More Tears, which first released on 17 November 1991. The song features Osbourne on vocals, Zakk Wylde on guitar, Bob Daisley on bass, and Randy Castillo on drums. Lyrics were written by Lemmy. Two music videos were also produced to accompany the song's release.

The single is Osbourne's only solo Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in his lifetime, peaking at No. 28; his only other top 40 hits being his duet with Lita Ford, "Close My Eyes Forever", and his feature on the 2019 Post Malone song "Take What You Want", both of which peaked at number 8, while "Crazy Train" peaked at number 39, two weeks after his death on July 22, 2025. It also reached number 2 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks.

At the "Back to the Beginning" concert held on July 5, 2025, which marked Osbourne's final stage appearance, this song was the only one on Osbourne's set of 5 songs that did not belong to his debut album Blizzard of Ozz.

Background

As Zakk Wylde recalled in a 2022 interview, "I remember me and Ozzy originally did that on a piano in my apartment in North Hollywood...I transposed it to guitar when we got in the studio when we were working on the record, and then y'know it sounded great...the song started off with the pedal steel kind of thing. I mean it just sounded great...I mean everybody's performances and everything like that but I mean just the overall sound of it – the guys knocked it out of the park for sure."

According to American Songwriter magazine, the lyrics are inspired by Ozzy's realization that he would be dead if he did not get sober, and the song is dedicated to his wife Sharon for staying with him during his crazier early days.

Music videos

Two music videos were created for the single. The first was a surreal video that Osbourne disliked because he felt the video's plot did not match the song's concept. A second music video was then created with Samuel Bayer as its director, which subsequently augmented Osbourne's interest. Osbourne compared the effects in the second video to the hazy smoke effect seen in the video for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which was also directed by Bayer.

Personnel

Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Zakk Wylde – guitar
Bob Daisley – bass
Randy Castillo – drums
John Sinclair - keyboards

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website AllMusic stated the song "may not appeal to Ozzy's headbanging hardcore following, but it's a very good hard rock ballad and one of his finest singles."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak
position	US Mainstream Rock
2

Chart (2025)	Peak
position	Greece International (IFPI)	New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	Norway (IFPI Norge)	Russia Streaming (TopHit)	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	UK Singles Chart (OCC)	US Billboard Hot 100
94
25
30
95
20
45
48

Year-end charts

Chart (2025)	Position	US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)
85

Certifications

References

Strong, Martin Charles. (1995). "The Great Rock Discography". Canongate Press.
Tucker, Dan. "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Heavy Metal's 13 Most Romantic Love Songs".
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits". [[AllMusic]].
"Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home".
Whitburn, Joel. (1 July 2004). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". Billboard Books.
Olivier. (5 October 2022). "Zakk Wylde Recalls Writing the Ozzy Osbourne Song "Mama, I'm Coming Home"".
Benitez-Eves, Tina. (2023-02-26). "Behind the Meaning of Ozzy Osbourne's Power Ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home"".
"Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Mainstream Rock)".
"Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 30/2025". [[IFPI Greece]].
(1 August 2025). "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". [[Recorded Music NZ]].
"Singel 2025 uke 31". [[IFPI Norge]].
(25 July 2025). "Top Internet Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jul 24, 2025". [[TopHit]].
"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 31". [[Sverigetopplistan]].
(1 August 2025). "MAMA I'M COMING HOME".
"Billboard Hot 100: August 9, 2025".
"Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2025".

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