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'''''Best of Def Leppard''''' (or '''''The Best Of''''') is a [[compilation album]] featuring some of [[Def Leppard]]'s most popular songs. The album charted at No. 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url =
==Overview==
''Best of'' supplements 1995's ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)]]'' as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact, Disc one of ''Best of'' is essentially the entire ''Vault'' (UK Version) compilation album with the addition of "Long Long Way to Go" from ''X''.
A 2-CD limited edition was released in a slipcase with more obscure fan-favourite album cuts on the second disc, including tracks from more recent albums. In the UK, a cover of [[The Kinks]]' "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" was included as a bonus. This foreshadowed the band's forthcoming '70s cover album ''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]''.
''Best Of'' was released in a number of territories around the world, but not North America. A 2-CD best of called ''[[Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection]]'' was issued there instead.
The single-CD edition of the album features material from 1981's ''High 'n' Dry'' through to 2002's ''X''. Track distribution focuses largely on the band's late '80s/early '90s hits, with a single song from ''High 'n' Dry'', two from ''Pyromania'' (1983), six from ''Hysteria'' (1987), four from ''Adrenalize'' (1992), two from ''Retro Active'' (1993), and a single song from ''X''. "When Love & Hate Collide", the sole new song from 1995's greatest hits set ''Vault'' was also included. The 2-CD version gives a more even cross-section of the band's career, starting with two songs from ''On Through the Night'' (1980), four from ''High 'n' Dry'', seven from ''Pyromania'', seven from ''Hysteria'', five from ''Adrenalize'', two from ''Retro Active'', "When Love & Hate Collide" the new song on ''Vault'', two from ''Slang'' (1996), one from ''Euphoria'' (1999), two from ''X'' (2002) and one new song, the cover of "Waterloo Sunset" which was to be included in the band's forthcoming cover album ''Yeah!'' (2006).
The songs are the original album versions, with the following exceptions:
*"Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the video edit version. This version actually features an extended, distorted intro, making it longer than the ''Hysteria'' version, which has the shorter "Step inside, walk this way" intro.
*"Rocket" is the single edit, which runs around two and a half minutes shorter than its ''Hysteria'' album counterpart.
*"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" fades out slightly earlier than the ''High 'n' Dry'' version, as the ''High 'n' Dry'' version segues into "Switch 625".
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| extra_column = Origin
| title_width = 30%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = [[Pour Some Sugar on Me]]
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Steve Clark]]|[[Phil Collen]]|[[Joe Elliott]]|[[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]|[[Rick Savage]]}}
| extra1 = ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'', 1987
| length1 = 4:52
| title2 = [[Photograph (Def Leppard song)|Photograph]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|[[Pete Willis]]}}
| extra2 = ''[[Pyromania (album)|Pyromania]]'', 1983
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = [[Love Bites (Def Leppard song)|Love Bites]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra3 = ''Hysteria''
| length3 = 5:47
| title4 = [[Let's Get Rocked]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra4 = ''[[Adrenalize]]'', 1992
| length4 = 4:56
| title5 = [[Two Steps Behind]]
| writer5 = Elliott
| extra5 = ''[[Retro Active]]'' and ''[[Last Action Hero#Soundtrack|Last Action Hero]]'', 1993
| length5 = 4:20
| title6 = [[Animal (Def Leppard song)|Animal]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra6 = ''Hysteria''
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = [[Heaven Is]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra7 = ''Adrenalize''
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = [[Rocket (Def Leppard song)|Rocket]]
| note8
| writer8 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra8 = ''Hysteria''
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = [[When Love & Hate Collide]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra9 = ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)]]'', 1995
| length9 = 4:18
| title10 = [[Action (Sweet song)#Def Leppard
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Brian Connolly]]|[[Steve Priest]]|[[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]]|[[Mick Tucker]]}}
| extra10 = ''Retro Active''
| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = [[Long, Long Way to Go]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Wayne Hector]]|[[Steve Robson]]}}
| extra11 = ''[[X (Def Leppard album)|X]]'', 2002
| length11 = 4:39
| title12 = [[Make Love Like a Man]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra12 = ''Adrenalize''
| length12 = 4:15
| title13 = [[Armageddon It]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra13 = ''Hysteria''
| length13 = 5:22
| title14 = [[Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra14 = ''Adrenalize''
| length14 = 5:19
| title15 = [[Rock of Ages (Def Leppard song)|Rock of Ages]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra15 = ''Pyromania''
| length15 = 4:08
| title16 = [[Hysteria (Def Leppard song)|Hysteria]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra16 = ''Hysteria''
| length16 = 5:55
| title17 = [[Bringin' On the Heartbreak]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Willis}}
| extra17 = ''[[High 'n' Dry]]'', 1981
| length17 = 4:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| extra_column = Origin
| title_width = 30%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = [[Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra1 = ''Pyromania''
| length1 = 3:55
| title2 = [[Waterloo Sunset]]
|
| extra2 = New song; later | length2 = 3:44
| title3 = [[Promises (Def Leppard song)|Promises]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Collen|Lange}}
| extra3 = ''[[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]'', 1999
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = [[Slang (Def Leppard song)|Slang]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott}}
| extra4 = ''[[Slang (album)|Slang]]'', 1996
| length4 = 2:37
| title5 = [[Foolin'|Foolin{{'-}}]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra5 = ''Pyromania''
| length5 = 4:34
| title6 = [[Now (Def Leppard song)|Now]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]]|[[Vivian Campbell]]|Collen|Elliott|[[Marti Frederiksen]]|Savage}}
| extra6 = ''X''
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 =
| writer7 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra7 = ''[[On Through the Night]]'', 1980
| length7 = 3:08
| title8 = [[Women (Def Leppard song)|Women]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra8 = ''Hysteria''
| length8 = 5:42
| title9 = [[Let It Go (Def Leppard song)|Let It Go]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Willis}}
| extra9 = ''High 'n' Dry''
| length9 = 4:42
| title10 = [[Too Late for Love (Def Leppard song)|Too Late for Love]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|Willis}}
| extra10 = ''Pyromania''
| length10 = 4:27
| title11 = [[High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra11 = ''High 'n' Dry''
| length11 = 3:26
| title12 = [[Work It Out (Def Leppard song)|Work It Out]]
|
| extra12 = ''Slang''
| length12 = 4:45
| title13 =
| note13 = Edited version
| writer13 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|Willis}}
| extra13 = ''Pyromania''
| length13 = 5:00
| title14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra14 = ''High 'n' Dry''
| length14 = 4:58
| title15 = [[Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra15 = ''Adrenalize''
| length15 = 4:26
| title16 = [[Wasted (Def Leppard song)|Wasted]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott}}
| extra16 = ''On Through the Night''
| length16 = 3:48
| title17 =
| writer17 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra17 = ''Pyromania''
| length17 = 6:17
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (2004)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 43
|-
{{album chart|Norway|7|artist=Def Leppard|album=Best of|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|19|artist=Def Leppard|album=Best of|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|76|artist=Def Leppard|album=Best of|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|6|artist=Def Leppard|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20041106|rowheader=true|access-date=26 May 2023}}
|}
== Certifications ==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Best Of|artist=Def Leppard|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|certref=<ref name=capif>{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-date= 6 July 2011 |title=Discos de oro y platino |access-date=24 April 2019 |publisher=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] |language=es |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Def Leppard|title=Best Of|award=Platinum|certyear=2013|relyear=2004|access-date=24 April 2019|id=816-2066-2}}
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Released | 25 October 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1979–2004 | |||
Genre | Glam metal | |||
Label | Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury | |||
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Best of Def Leppard (or The Best Of) is a compilation album featuring some of Def Leppard's most popular songs. The album charted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
Overview[edit]
Best of supplements 1995's Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact, Disc one of Best of is essentially the entire Vault (UK Version) compilation album with the addition of "Long Long Way to Go" from X. A 2-CD limited edition was released in a slipcase with more obscure fan-favourite album cuts on the second disc, including tracks from more recent albums. In the UK, a cover of The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" was included as a bonus. This foreshadowed the band's forthcoming '70s cover album Yeah!.
Best Of was released in a number of territories around the world, but not North America. A 2-CD best of called Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection was issued there instead.
The single-CD edition of the album features material from 1981's High 'n' Dry through to 2002's X. Track distribution focuses largely on the band's late '80s/early '90s hits, with a single song from High 'n' Dry, two from Pyromania (1983), six from Hysteria (1987), four from Adrenalize (1992), two from Retro Active (1993), and a single song from X. "When Love & Hate Collide", the sole new song from 1995's greatest hits set Vault was also included. The 2-CD version gives a more even cross-section of the band's career, starting with two songs from On Through the Night (1980), four from High 'n' Dry, seven from Pyromania, seven from Hysteria, five from Adrenalize, two from Retro Active, "When Love & Hate Collide" the new song on Vault, two from Slang (1996), one from Euphoria (1999), two from X (2002) and one new song, the cover of "Waterloo Sunset" which was to be included in the band's forthcoming cover album Yeah! (2006).
The songs are the original album versions, with the following exceptions:
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the video edit version. This version actually features an extended, distorted intro, making it longer than the Hysteria version, which has the shorter "Step inside, walk this way" intro.
- "Rocket" is the single edit, which runs around two and a half minutes shorter than its Hysteria album counterpart.
- "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" fades out slightly earlier than the High 'n' Dry version, as the High 'n' Dry version segues into "Switch 625".
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Historia video version) | Hysteria, 1987 | 4:52 | |
2. | "Photograph" |
| Pyromania, 1983 | 4:08 |
3. | "Love Bites" |
| Hysteria | 5:47 |
4. | "Let's Get Rocked" |
| Adrenalize, 1992 | 4:56 |
5. | "Two Steps Behind" | Elliott | Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993 | 4:20 |
6. | "Animal" |
| Hysteria | 4:04 |
7. | "Heaven Is" |
| Adrenalize | 3:34 |
8. | "Rocket" (Visualize video edit) |
| Hysteria | 4:07 |
9. | "When Love & Hate Collide" |
| Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995 | 4:18 |
10. | "Action" | Retro Active | 3:42 | |
11. | "Long, Long Way to Go" | X, 2002 | 4:39 | |
12. | "Make Love Like a Man" |
| Adrenalize | 4:15 |
13. | "Armageddon It" |
| Hysteria | 5:22 |
14. | "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" |
| Adrenalize | 5:19 |
15. | "Rock of Ages" |
| Pyromania | 4:08 |
16. | "Hysteria" |
| Hysteria | 5:55 |
17. | "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" |
| High 'n' Dry, 1981 | 4:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" |
| Pyromania | 3:55 |
2. | "Waterloo Sunset" | Ray Davies | New song; later released on Yeah!, 2006 | 3:44 |
3. | "Promises" |
| Euphoria, 1999 | 3:59 |
4. | "Slang" |
| Slang, 1996 | 2:37 |
5. | "Foolin'" |
| Pyromania | 4:34 |
6. | "Now" |
| X | 3:59 |
7. | "Rock Brigade" |
| On Through the Night, 1980 | 3:08 |
8. | "Women" |
| Hysteria | 5:42 |
9. | "Let It Go" |
| High 'n' Dry | 4:42 |
10. | "Too Late for Love" |
| Pyromania | 4:27 |
11. | "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" |
| High 'n' Dry | 3:26 |
12. | "Work It Out" | Campbell | Slang | 4:45 |
13. | "Billy's Got a Gun" (Edited version) |
| Pyromania | 5:00 |
14. | "Another Hit and Run" |
| High 'n' Dry | 4:58 |
15. | "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" |
| Adrenalize | 4:26 |
16. | "Wasted" |
| On Through the Night | 3:48 |
17. | "Die Hard the Hunter" |
| Pyromania | 6:17 |
Charts[edit]
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 43 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 7 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 19 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 76 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 6 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[7] | 2 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[8] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Def Leppard The Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Def Leppard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Def Leppard – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 April 2019.