Def Leppard - Hysteria
Arts Documentary published by Others broadcasted
as part of Classic Albums series in 2006 - English
narration
Information
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Hysteria is the fourth studio album by British
hard rock band Def Leppard, released on August 3,
1987. It is the band's best-selling album to date,
selling over 20 million copies worldwide, and
spawning seven hit singles. It was produced by
Robert John "Mutt" Lange.The second single from
the album, "Animal," reached #6 in the UK and
finally turned the band into stars in their home
country.
Hysteria immediately topped the charts in its
first week of release. The title of the album was
thought up by drummer Rick Allen, relating to his
experiences during the time of his auto accident,
and the worldwide media coverage that followed.
The album was the follow-up to the band's 1983
breakthrough Pyromania. Its creation process was
one of the longest ever for a rock album, taking
over three years, and was plagued by many trials,
such as the December 31, 1984 car accident that
cost Rick Allen his left arm.
US album sales were relatively slow (compared to
Pyromania) until the fourth single, "Pour Some
Sugar on Me." The song hit Number 2, and Hysteria
finally reached the top of the US Album Charts in
July 1988. The "Pour Some Sugar on Me" video was
#1 on Dial MTV for a record 73 days (from May
26-September 5, 1988). In October, the power
ballad "Love Bites" would become Def Leppard's
first (and only) Number One single on the
Billboard Hot 100, and in January 1989, the band
scored another US Top 5 hit with "Armageddon
It."
Hysteria is one of only a handful of albums (and
the third in rock history) that has charted seven
singles or more on the US Hot 100: "Women" (#80),
"Animal" (#19), "Hysteria" (#10), "Pour Some Sugar
on Me" (#2), "Love Bites" (#1), "Armageddon It"
(#3), and "Rocket" (#12). It remained on the
charts for three years and has sold 18 million
copies worldwide.
Equally as successful was the accompanying
Hysteria World Tour, which ran for 15 months and
saw Def Leppard perform "In The Round." The
concept proved wildly popular with fans, as
evidenced in the videos for "Pour Some Sugar on
Me" and "Armageddon It" (and was later used again
for the Adrenalize tour).
In 1989, Def Leppard won Favorite Heavy Metal
Artist, as well as Favorite Heavy Metal Album (for
"Hysteria") during the American Music Awards. It
was the first time that a heavy metal category was
added to the awards show.
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Clark, Phil Collen,
Joe Elliott, Mutt Lange and Rick Savage.
Side one
* 1. "Women"
* 2. "Rocket"
* 3. "Animal"
* 4. "Love Bites"
* 5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
* 6. "Armageddon It"
Side two
* 1. "Gods of War"
* 2. "Don't Shoot Shotgun"
* 3. "Run Riot"
* 4. "Hysteria"
* 5. "Excitable"
* 6. "Love and Affection"
Note: Some CD versions of the album include a
live version of "Love and Affection" as a bonus
track.
Deluxe Edition
Disc one
* 13. "Tear It Down"
* 14. "Ride into the Sun" (Elliott, Collen,
Clark, Savage, 1987 re-recording)
* 15. "I Wanna Be Your Hero"
* 16. "Ring of Fire"
Disc two
* 1. "Elected" (Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton,
Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, live in
Tilburg, Holland)
* 2. "Love and Affection" (live in Tilburg,
Holland)
* 3. "Billy's Got a Gun" (Elliott, Pete Willis,
Clark, Savage, Lange, live in Tilburg, Holland)
* 4. "Rock of Ages Medley: Not Fade Away/My
Generation/Radar Love/Come Together" (Elliott,
Clark, Lange, live in Tilburg, Holland)
* 5. "Women" (live in Denver)
* 6. "Animal (Extended Version)"
* 7. "Pour Some Sugar on Me (Extended
Version)"
* 8. "Armageddon It (The Nuclear Mix)"
* 9. "Excitable (Orgasmic Mix)"
* 10. "Rocket (The Lunar Mix)"
* 11. "Release Me" (Elliott, Collen, Clark,
Savage, Rick Allen, Malvin Mortimer, credited as
Stumpus Maximus & The Good Ol' Boys)
* List item
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Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 49:32.440
Part Size: 744MB
Subtitles: no
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Links
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1) Further Information
* Wikipedia on Hysteria album
* Wikipedia on Def Leppard
2) Related Documentaries
* Queen - The Making of 'A Night at the
Opera'
* Deep Purple - Machine Head
* Pink Floyd - The Making of 'The Dark Side of
the Moon'
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