Both the EP Just Say Ozzy, which contains a live version of the song, and the original studio album The Ultimate Sin, were officially deleted from Ozzy's catalog in 2002. In addition, the song is absent from compilations such as The Essential Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness, and Memoirs of a Madman. However, the 2002 re-release of this retrospective featured the track "Miracle Man" replacing "Shot in the Dark". One notable exception to the song's consistent exclusion from compilations is the original 1997 release of The Ozzman Cometh. Later releases and omissions ĭespite the commercial success of "Shot in the Dark", it was notably omitted from various re-releases and further compilations after 2000, widely believed to be the result of the aforementioned authorship issues, along with other legal disputes from Phil Soussan and Bob Daisley, while Osbourne himself has simply stated that he hates the Ultimate Sin album in general. Although the writing is credited to Soussan and Osbourne, some question whether other members of Wildlife (the Overland brothers, in particular) deserve writing credit for Osbourne's rendition. As a result, there has been much debate over the proper authorship of the song. When Soussan joined Ozzy Osbourne's band a couple of years later, he and Osbourne then reworked the song for Ozzy Osbourne's recording and release in early 1986. Wildlife recorded a demo version of the song that was never officially released. "Shot in the Dark" was originally composed sometime around 1983 by members of Wildlife, a band featuring Steve Overland, Chris Overland, Simon Kirke of Bad Company, keyboardist Mark Booty, and future Ozzy Osbourne bassist Phil Soussan. The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. A top-ten hit on mainstream rock radio, the song also became his first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 68. It is the ninth and final track on his 1986 album The Ultimate Sin. " Shot in the Dark" is a song recorded and performed most famously by heavy metal solo artist Ozzy Osbourne. 1986 single by Ozzy Osbourne "Shot in the Dark"
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