It is a common misconception that this song on Sabotage is a radio edit. The word ‘Radio’ in brackets is actually Shortened Cockney Rhyming Slang for ‘Mental’; ‘Radio Rental’—which is a slang term for someone who is insane or stupid.
Although happy with most of the songs on Sabotage, Ozzy Osbourne...
[Verse 1]
Everybody’s looking at me
Feeling paranoid inside
When I step outside, I’ll feel free
Think I’ll find a place to hide
[Chorus]
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
[Verse 2]
Every day, I sit and wonder
How my life it used to be
Now, I feel like going under
Now, my life is hard to see
[Chorus]
So, tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
So, I’m telling all you people
Listen while I sing again
If I don’t sound very cheerful
I think that I’m a schizophrene
[Chorus]
So, tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
Tell me, people
Am I going insane—insane?
[Outro]
Am I Going Insane (Radio) was written by Geezer Butler & Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne & Bill Ward.
Am I Going Insane (Radio) was produced by Mike Butcher & Tony Iommi.
Black Sabbath released Am I Going Insane (Radio) on Mon Jul 28 1975.