I Don't Wanna Stop
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"I Don't Wanna Stop" is a Grammy nominated single from heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne's 9th studio album, Black Rain. The song was first announced and released through Ozzy's website.
The song was the "theme song" for WWE Judgment Day 2007.[1] Ozzy performed the song on the May 18 2007 edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, filmed at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on May 15. The episode aired outside the US on Sky Sports in the UK, FOX8 in Australia, and The Score in Canada also on May 18. The song was also played on BBC 1 on May 25 on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.[2]. It was also performed at the 2nd Vh1 Rock Honors Award Show, followed by "Crazy Train" and "Bark at the Moon".
The song was also the first song to be announced for the in-game soundtrack to Madden NFL 08, which was released in August.[3]
"I Don't Wanna Stop" peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, #54 on the Pop 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Ozzy performed this song, along with Crazy Train and Not Going Away on comedian Jimmy Kimmel Live.
It is the first song by Ozzy Osbourne to ever reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, making it the longest career run in rock history for an artist before reaching number one at 37 years, 4 months. He is also the oldest solo artist to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, at 58 years, 8 months.
The song is also featured in the 5th and final tier of Guitar Hero: On Tour, notable for its unusually difficult solo section.
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