Ozzy Osbourne and his longtime friend and colleague, late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, return to the UK charts this week with their duet, "Hellraiser".
Forbes reports that “Hellraiser” reappears on a pair of charts in the United Kingdom this week. The tune is even a top 40 hit again, as it sold well enough on one format to become a proper win.
“Hellraiser” lands highest on the Official Vinyl Singles chart, where it re-enters the race at #36. It’s also back on the Official Physical Singles list, but it doesn’t manage to climb quite as high. On that ranking, which focuses on the top sellers on any physical medium—such as CD, cassette, and especially vinyl - Osbourne’s cut breaks back in at #48.
“Hellraiser” is not new to either of the rankings it hits this time around. The song has now spent 35 weeks on the Official Vinyl Singles chart. It’s racked up more than twice as many stays on the physical-only roster, where it’s now managed well over 100 turns.
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“Hellraiser” - which was co-written by the two and Ozzy’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde - originally appeared on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter’s 1991 No More Tears album; Motörhead then recorded their own version and released it as a single from their 1992 March ör Die album.
The never-before-released “Hellraiser” mash-up with Ozzy and Lemmy was issued as a stand-alone release. The special 10” black vinyl single features three versions of the song: the classic original Ozzy track with Motörhead’s version of the same song as the B-side. It is available to order here.
“Hellraiser” 10" vinyl tracklisting:
Side A:
“Hellraiser” mashup (2021 - 30th anniversary edition)
Side B:
“Hellraiser” - Ozzy Osbourne (1991)
“Hellraiser” - Motörhead (1992)
The animated clip for Ozzy and Lemmy's mash-up duet of “Hellraiser” is an homage to their decades-long friendship.
Produced by Hey Beautiful Jerk and directed by Mark Szumski and Gina Niespodziani, the video opens with Ozzy and Lemmy hanging out at the infamous Rainbow Bar And Grill on Sunset Blvd. (Lemmy’s unofficial second home) surrounded by friends. The two are transported from a calm day playing video games in the bar to a post-apocalyptic world where they battle evil forces before ultimately returning to the bar, where they pick up their video game as if nothing had occurred. Watch the clip below.
“I’m so glad we were able to honor my dear friend Lemmy with this duet and now the video,” Ozzy says. “We immortalized him with a clip of the two of us being together, hanging out and getting into some trouble as we so often did.”
