Pyromania (album)

Pyromania
Pyromania
Studio album by Def Leppard
Released	20 January 1983
Recorded	January–November 1982
Studio	Park Gates Studios; (Battle, Sussex, England); Battery Studios; (London, England);
Genre	Glam metal; heavy metal; hard rock;
Length	44:57
Label	Vertigo (UK and Europe); Mercury (US);
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard chronology
Singles from Pyromania
	"Photograph"; Released: 3 February 1983; "Rock of Ages"; Released: May 1983; "Foolin'"; Released: September 1983 ; "Too Late for Love"; Released: 25 November 1983 (UK only);

Pyromania is an album written by Def Leppard. It was released on January 20, 1983. This album was the first album to include Phil Collen. He replaced Pete Willis.^[10] The album was No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Album chart and No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart.^[11] Selling over ten million copies in the US, it has been certified diamond by the RIAA.^[12]

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Steve Clark Joe Elliott Robert John "Mutt" Lange Rick Savage	3:52
2.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Pete Willis	4:12
3.	"Stagefright"	Elliott Lange Savage	3:46
4.	"Too Late for Love"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	4:30
5.	"Die Hard the Hunter"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	6:17

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	4:32
7.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	4:09
8.	"Comin' Under Fire"	Clark Elliott Lange Willis	4:20
9.	"Action! Not Words"	Clark Elliott Lange	3:49
10.	"Billy's Got a Gun"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	5:56

"Comin' Under Fire" and "Action! Not Words" are listed inversely on the original Mercury vinyl release, but play in the order above.
The last 56 seconds of track 10 following "Billy's Got a Gun" is a hidden track named "The March of the Wooden Zombies".^[13]

2009 deluxe edition bonus disc

Live – L.A. Forum, 11 September 1983
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	4:16
2.	"Rock Brigade"	Clark Elliott Savage	3:25
3.	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"	Clark Elliott Savage	3:22
4.	"Another Hit and Run"	Elliott Savage	6:14
5.	"Billy's Got a Gun"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	4:43
6.	"Mirror Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"	Clark Elliott	4:24
7.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	4:59
8.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	4:03
9.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	4:53
10.	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	Clark Elliott Willis	4:06
11.	"Switch 625"	Clark	3:23
12.	"Let It Go"	Clark Elliott Willis	5:56
13.	"Wasted"	Clark Elliott	5:55
14.	"Stagefright"	Elliott Lange Savage	4:55
15.	"Travelin' Band" (featuring Brian May)	John Fogerty	6:09

References

↑ "Def Leppard -Biography, Discography, History". MetalDescent. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2015. Their 1983 album Pyromania helped establish a virtual blueprint for glam metal bands to work with throughout the 80s.
↑ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
↑ Eddy, Chuck (July 2008). "Essentials – Hair Metal". Spin. p. 105.
↑ Westhoff, Ben (6 December 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
↑ "With Pyromania, Def Leppard made a pop-metal hybrid for the ages". Music. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
↑ "Pop Metal". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
↑ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
↑ Wall, Mick (2010). Appetite for Destruction: The Mick Wall Interviews. Orion. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-40911-435-2.
1 2 Senff, Mark. "Def Leppard Online Discography – 7" vinyl". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
↑ "Pyromania Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
↑ "Def Leppard Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
↑ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for "Def Leppard"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
↑ Eddy, Chuck (2011-08-10). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780822350101.

[1] "Def Leppard -Biography, Discography, History". MetalDescent. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2015. Their 1983 album Pyromania helped establish a virtual blueprint for glam metal bands to work with throughout the 80s.

[2] "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[3] Eddy, Chuck (July 2008). "Essentials – Hair Metal". Spin. p. 105.

[4] Westhoff, Ben (6 December 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[5] "With Pyromania, Def Leppard made a pop-metal hybrid for the ages". Music. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

[AllmusicPopMetal-6] "Pop Metal". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.

[rollingstone.com-7] "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[8] Wall, Mick (2010). Appetite for Destruction: The Mick Wall Interviews. Orion. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-40911-435-2.

[Discography-7-9] 1 2 Senff, Mark. "Def Leppard Online Discography – 7" vinyl". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

[album-10] "Pyromania Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[GB-11] "Def Leppard Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

[RIAA-12] "RIAA Searchable Database: search for "Def Leppard"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

[13] Eddy, Chuck (2011-08-10). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780822350101.

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Def Leppard
Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Tony Kenning Pete Willis Steve Clark
Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos
Live albums	Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection The Story So Far – The Best Of The Early Years 79–81
EPs	The Def Leppard E.P. The Lost Session
Singles	"Wasted" "Hello America" "Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love" "Animal" "Women" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket" "Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Heaven Is" "Tonight" "Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" “Miss You in a Heartbeat” "Action" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh" "Promises" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Now" "Long, Long Way to Go" "No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy" "Undefeated"
Other songs	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Video Archive Best of the Videos Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Concert tours	Adrenalize World Tour Slang World Tour Viva! Hysteria Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour World Tour 2015 Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour The Stadium Tour
Related	Discography Members Songs Awards and nominations Cybernauts Man Raze Down 'n' Outz Gogmagog Jeff Rich Frank Noon
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