Complete List Of Def Leppard Songs From A to Z

Complete List Of Def Leppard Songs From A to Z

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Def Leppard’s journey to becoming one of the most influential rock bands of all time began in Sheffield, England, in 1977, amidst the city’s industrial backdrop. The band was formed by Joe Elliott, who envisioned a group that combined hard rock’s energy with a melodic sensibility. He joined forces with Rick Savage (bass), Tony Kenning (drums), and Pete Willis (guitar), with their first rehearsals taking place in a local spoon factory. Early in their career, the addition of guitarist Steve Clark elevated the group’s sound, cementing a lineup that would go on to define 1980s rock.

The band released their debut album, On Through the Night, in 1980, which hinted at their potential but leaned heavily into the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene. It was with their second album, High ’n’ Dry (1981), produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, that Def Leppard began to refine their sound. The single “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” became one of the first metal songs to gain traction on MTV, paving the way for their U.S. success.

Their third album, Pyromania (1983), catapulted Def Leppard into superstardom. With hits like “Photograph” and “Rock of Ages,” the album sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. During its production, Pete Willis was replaced by Phil Collen due to personal issues, a change that brought a fresh dynamic to the band. By this time, Def Leppard had begun to craft a unique style, blending hard rock riffs with polished, radio-friendly production.

Tragedy struck in 1984 when drummer Rick Allen lost his arm in a car accident. However, Allen’s resilience and the band’s support led to his adaptation of a custom electronic drum kit, allowing him to continue performing. This spirit of determination culminated in their 1987 masterpiece, Hysteria, an album that produced seven chart-topping singles, including “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Love Bites,” and “Animal.” Hysteria sold over 25 million copies worldwide and remains one of the best-selling rock albums in history.

The 1990s brought new challenges, including the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark in 1991. Vivian Campbell joined the band in 1992, and Def Leppard pressed on, releasing Adrenalize (1992), which debuted at number one in the U.S. and the UK. They followed this success with Retro Active (1993) and Slang (1996), showcasing their willingness to experiment while staying true to their roots.

Over the decades, Def Leppard has released 12 studio albums, selling over 100 million records worldwide. Their numerous accolades include two American Music Awards and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, a testament to their enduring impact on the music industry. Songs like “Foolin’,” “Rocket,” and “Let’s Get Rocked” have remained staples of rock radio, demonstrating their timeless appeal.

(#-D)

“10 X Bigger Than Love”Long, Long Way to Go (2003)
“10538 Overture”Yeah! (2006)
“20th Century Boy”Yeah! (2006)
“21st Century Sha La La La Girl”Euphoria (1999)
“Action! Not Words”Pyromania (1983)
“Action”Make Love Like a Man / Retro Active (1992 / 1993)
“All I Want is Everything”Slang (1996)
“All Night”Euphoria (1999)
“All on Your Touch”Slang (deluxe edition) (2014)
“All Time High”Def Leppard (2015)
“All We Need”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“American Girl”Yeah! (Walmart bonus EP) (2006)
“Angels (Can’t Help You Now)”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Animal”Hysteria (1987)
“Another Hit and Run”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Answer to the Master”On Through the Night (1980)
“Armageddon It”Hysteria (1987)
“Back in Your Face”Euphoria (1999)
“Bad Actress”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Battle of My Own”Def Leppard (2015)
“Billy’s Got a Gun”Pyromania (1983)
“Blind Faith”Def Leppard (2015)
“Blood Runs Cold”Slang (1996)
“Breathe a Sigh”Slang (1996)
“Bringin’ On the Heartbreak”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Broke ‘N’ Brokenhearted”Def Leppard (2015)
“Burnout”Goodbye (1999)
“‘Cause We Ended as Lovers”All I Want Is Everything (1996)
“C’mon C’mon”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Can’t Keep Away From the Flame”When Love & Hate Collide (1995)
“Come Undone”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Comin’ Under Fire”Pyromania (1983)
“Cruise Control”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Cry”X (2002)
“Dangerous”Def Leppard (2015)
“Day After Day”Euphoria (1999)
“Dear Friends”Yeah! (Walmart bonus EP) (2006)
“Deliver Me”Slang (1996)
“Demolition Man”Euphoria (1999)
“Desert Song”Retro Active (1993)
“Die Hard the Hunter”Pyromania (1983)
“Disintegrate”Euphoria (1999)
“Don’t Believe a Word”Yeah! (2006)
“Don’t Shoot Shotgun”Hysteria (1987)
“Drive-In Saturday”Yeah! (2006)

“Elected” (live)Heaven Is (1993)
“Energized”Def Leppard (2015)
“Everyday”X (2002)
“Excitable”Hysteria (1987)
“Fire It Up”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Foolin'”Pyromania (1983)
“Forever Young”Def Leppard (2015)
“Four Letter Word”X (2002)
“Fractured Love”Retro Active (1993)
“From Here to Eternity”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“From the Inside”Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Retro Active (1992 / 1993)
“Gift of Flesh”Slang (1996)
“Gimme a Job”Long, Long Way to Go (2003)
“Gimme a Kiss”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Girl Like You”X (2002)
“Go”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Gods of War”Hysteria (1987)
“Goodbye for Good This Time”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Good Morning Freedom”Hello America (1979)
“Goodbye”Euphoria (1999)
“Gotta Let It Go”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Gravity”X (2002)
“Guilty”Euphoria (1999)
“Hallucinate”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Hanging on the Telephone”Yeah! (2006)
“Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad”Adrenalize (1992)
“He’s Gonna Step on You Again”Yeah! (2006)
“Heartbeat”Yeah! (Walmart bonus EP) (2006)
“Heaven Is”Adrenalize (1992)
“Helen Wheels”The Art of McCartney (2014)
“Hell Raiser”Yeah! (2006)
“Hello America”On Through the Night (1979)
“High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“How Does It Feel”Yeah! (iTunes edition) (2006)
“Hysteria”Hysteria (1987)

(I-K)

“I Am Your Child”Euphoria (1999)
“I Wanna Be Your Hero”Hysteria (single) / Retro Active (1987 / 1993)
“I Wanna Touch U”Adrenalize (1992)
“Immortal”Goodbye (1999)
“Invincible”Def Leppard (2015)
“It Could Be You”On Through the Night (1980)
“It Don’t Matter”On Through the Night (1980)
“It’s All About Believin'”Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011)
“It’s Only Love”Euphoria (1999)
“Jimmy’s Theme”All I Want Is Everything (1996)
“Just Like 73”Just Like 73 (single) (2024)
“Kick”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Kings of Oblivion”Euphoria (1999)
“Kings of the World”Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011)
“Kiss the Day”X (Japanese/UK edition) (2002)

“Lady Strange”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Last Dance”Def Leppard (2015)
“Led Boots”All I Want Is Everything (1996)
“Let It Go”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Let Me Be the One”X (2002)
“Let’s Get Rocked”Adrenalize (1992)
“Let’s Go”Def Leppard (2015)
“Lifeless”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Little Bit of Love”Yeah! (2006)
“Liquid Dust”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Little Wing”Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (1992)
“Long, Long Way to Go”X (2002)
“Love”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Love and Affection”Hysteria (1987)
“Love Bites”Hysteria (1987)
“Love Don’t Lie”X (2002)
“Make Love Like a Man”Adrenalize (1992)
“Man Enough”Def Leppard (2015)
“Me and My Wine”High ‘n’ Dry (reissue) (1984)
“Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Miss You in a Heartbeat”Retro Active (1993)
“Move with Me Slowly”Slang (Japanese edition) (1996)
“Nine Lives”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“No Matter What”Yeah! (2006)

(N-R)

“No No No”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Now I’m Here” (live with Brian May)Tonight (1993)
“Now”X (2002)
“(The) Overture”The Def Leppard E.P. (1979) / On Through the Night (1980)
“On Through the Night”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Only After Dark”Retro Active (1993)
“Only the Good Die Young”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Open Your Eyes”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Paper Sun”Euphoria (1999)
“Pearl of Euphoria”Slang (1996)
“Personal Jesus”The Story So Far – The Best Of (2018)
“Personal Property”Adrenalize (1992)
“Photograph”Pyromania (1983)
“Pour Some Sugar on Me”Hysteria (1987)
“Promises”Euphoria (1999)
“Rebel Rebel”Now (2002)
“Release Me”Rocket / Armageddon It (1988)
“Ride into the Sun”The Def Leppard E.P. (1979) / Retro Active (1993)
“Ring of Fire”Retro Active (1993)
“Rock Brigade”On Through the Night (1980)
“Rock of Ages”Pyromania (1983)
“Rock On”Yeah! (2006)
“Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)”Pyromania (1983)
“Rocket”Hysteria (1987)
“(Getcha) Rocks Off”On Through the Night (1980)
“Run Riot”Hysteria (1987)

(S-T)

“S.M.C.”Two Steps Behind (1993)
“Satellite”On Through the Night (1980)
“Scar”X (2002)
“Sea of Love”Def Leppard (2015)
“Search and Destroy”Yeah! (Walmart bonus EP) (2006)
“She’s Too Tough”Retro Active (1993)
“Slang”Slang (1996)
“Sorrow Is a Woman”On Through the Night (1980)
“SOS Emergency”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Space Oddity”Yeah! (Walmart bonus EP) (2006)
“Stagefright”Pyromania (1983)
“Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)”Adrenalize (1992)
“Stay with Me”Yeah! (2006)
“Street Life”Yeah! (2006)
“Switch 625”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“Take What You Want”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Tear It Down”Adrenalize (1992)
“The Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll”Yeah! (2006)
“This Guitar”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“To Be Alive”Euphoria (1999)
“Tomorrow”Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
“Tonight”Adrenalize (1992)
“Too Late for Love”Pyromania (1983)
“Torn to Shreds”X (2002)
“Travelin’ Band” (live with Brian May)Pyromania (deluxe edition) (2009)
“Truth?”Slang (1996)
“Turn to Dust”Slang (1996)
“Two Steps Behind”Retro Active (1993)

(U-Z)

“Unbelievable”X (2002)
“Unbreakable”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Undefeated”Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011)
“Under My Wheels”Goodbye (1999)
“U Rok Mi”Diamond Star Halos (2022)
“Wasted”On Through the Night (1979)
“Waterloo Sunset”Yeah! (2006)
“We All Need Christmas”The Story So Far – The Best Of (2018)
“We Belong”Def Leppard (2015)
“When I’m Dead and Gone”Yeah! (Target edition) (2006)
“When Love & Hate Collide”Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) (1995)
“When Saturday Comes”All I Want Is Everything (1996)
“When the Walls Came Tumblin’ Down”On Through the Night (1980)
“Where Does Love Go When It Dies”Slang (1996)
“White Lightning”Adrenalize (1992)
“Who Do You Love”Goodbye (1999)
“Wings of an Angel”Def Leppard (2015)
“Winter Song”Yeah! (Best Buy edition) (2006)
“Women”Hysteria (1987)
“Work It Out”Slang (1996)
“Worlds Collide”Euphoria (bonus track) (1999)
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (1992)
“You Got Me Runnin'”High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
“You’re So Beautiful”X (2002)
“Ziggy Stardust” (live)Slang (single) (1996)

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