Changes ( Black Sabbath song ) - wikipedia Changes ( Black Sabbath song ) `` Changes '' Song by Black Sabbath from the album Vol. 4 Released September 1972 Recorded 1972 Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 43 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward Producer ( s ) Patrick Meehan Black Sabbath `` Changes '' is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. Contents 1 Overview 2 Personnel ( original version ) 3 Other versions 3.1 Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne version 3.1. 1 Tracks 3.1. 2 Charts 3.1. 3 Sales accomplishments 4 References 5 External links Overview The song 's piano melody was composed by guitarist Tony Iommi, who was experimenting with the instrument in the studio. The lyrics were by bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne has referred to the song as `` heartbreaking ''. Quite different from Sabbath 's previous work, the song was described as a `` forlornly pretty '' ballad by critic Barney Hoskyns. It was inspired mainly by Bill Ward 's breakup with his first wife. `` We 're certainly not going to get any less heavy, '' Ozzy promised in 1972. `` We will probably do ' Changes ' on stage with a Mellotron but we 'll never take strings on stage with us or anything like that. '' The song was performed live in 1973 but very seldom in years following. Personnel ( original version ) Ozzy Osbourne -- vocals Tony Iommi -- piano, mellotron Geezer Butler -- bass guitar, mellotron Other versions The song has been covered by numerous artists, including the Cardigans, Fudge Tunnel and Overkill. In 1993, Ozzy Osbourne ( Black Sabbath 's lead vocalist ) re-recorded the song himself as a single ( taken from the Live & Loud album ). The single peaked at number 9 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but failed to chart in the UK. The opening track from UNKLE 's second album Never, Never, Land featured a prominent sample from the chorus and loops of the mellotron. Eminem samples this song for his track `` Going Through Changes '' from his 2010 album Recovery. Nashville garage rock band JEFF the Brotherhood covered `` Changes '' on their 2012 album Hypnotic Nights. American soul singer Charles Bradley covered `` Changes '' on a 2013 single released on Daptone Records ' Dunham label. Bradley 's version became the title track of his 2016 album Changes, served as the opening titles song for the 2017 Netflix animated series Big Mouth, and was featured on HBO 's 2017 drama series Big Little Lies. `` Changes '' Single by Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne from the album Changes Released 30 September 2003 Format CD single Recorded 2002 Length 4 : 07 Label Sanctuary Songwriter ( s ) Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne version Three decades later, Ozzy recorded yet another version of the song, this time with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne as a duet. The revised lyrics for this version, released in 2003, reflect the moments of their life together. The single reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached No. 1 on the Kerrang ! UK Download Chart. According to the Ozzy Osbourne official website, the single sold over one million copies. This version of the song, was named # 27 of the `` 50 Worst Songs of the ' 00s '' in a 2009 Village Voice article. Tracks `` Changes '' `` Changes '' ( Felix Da Housecat Remix ) `` Come Dig Me Out '' ( live ) Charts Year Single Chart Peak position 2003 `` Changes '' ( Felix Da Housecat Remix ) U.S. Hot Dance Music / Club Play 43 `` Changes '' Irish Singles Chart 7 UK Singles Chart Sales accomplishments BPI certification ( United Kingdom ) Date Designation Total sales 23 January 2004 Silver 200,000 23 January 2004 Gold 400,000 References ^ Jump up to : Osbourne, Ozzy ( 2011 ). I Am Ozzy. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978 - 0446569903. Jump up ^ Hoskyns, Barney ( 2009 ). Into The Void : Ozzy Osbourne And Black Sabbath. Omnibus Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780857121066. Jump up ^ `` Sabbath -- Clocking on in the States ''. Sounds. 30 September 1972. Jump up ^ `` Devil worship and four - letter words : Black Sabbath in Sydney, 1973 ''. smh.com.au. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Billboard single chart history - Ozzy Osbourne ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved February 16, 2009. Jump up ^ Charles Bradley - `` Changes '' Archived March 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. DaptoneRecords ( YouTube ) Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 693. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Ozzy Osbourne Official Website - Biography ''. Ozzy.com. Archived from the original on 2014 - 04 - 07. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Johnston, Maura ( 2009 - 12 - 03 ). `` The 50 Worst Songs of the ' 00s, F2K No. 27 : Kelly Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne, `` Changes '' Village Voice ``. Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 06. Jump up ^ `` BPI certified awards ''. Archived from the original on 2017 - 10 - 12. Retrieved February 16, 2009. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Black Sabbath Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward Ozzy Osbourne Dave Walker Ronnie James Dio Craig Gruber Geoff Nicholls Vinny Appice Ian Gillan Bev Bevan Eric Singer Dave Spitz Glenn Hughes Ray Gillen Bob Daisley Tony Martin Terry Chimes Jo Burt Cozy Powell Neil Murray Bobby Rondinelli Mike Bordin Tommy Clufetos Studio albums Black Sabbath Paranoid Master of Reality Vol. 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabotage Technical Ecstasy Never Say Die ! Heaven and Hell Mob Rules Born Again Seventh Star The Eternal Idol Headless Cross Tyr Dehumanizer Cross Purposes Forbidden 13 The End Live albums Live at Last Live Evil Cross Purposes Live Reunion Past Lives Live at Hammersmith Odeon Live... 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Question: what is the song changes about by black sabbath
Answer: mainly by Bill Ward's breakup with his first wife