Animal (Def Leppard song)
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| "Animal" | ||
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| Single by Def Leppard | ||
| from the album Hysteria | ||
| B-side(s) | Tear It Down (UK) I Wanna Be Your Hero (US) |
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| Released | 1987 (UK and US) | |
| Format | 7" 12" |
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| Recorded | 1984 1985 1986 |
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| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:02 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Writer(s) | Joe Elliott Phil Collen Steve Clark Rick Savage Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
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| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Def Leppard singles chronology | ||
| "Women" (1987) |
"Animal" (1987) |
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" (1987) |
Animal is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the first single release off the album in many countries, and became the band's first Top 10 hit in their home of the United Kingdom.
"Animal" is usually noted by the band as having been the most difficult track to record for Hysteria. Although it was one of the first songs developed in early 1984, neither the band nor the producers who came and went (Jim Steinman, Nigel Green, & Mutt Lange) were able to produce the desired sound until two and a half painstaking years later.
However, the effort paid off when "Animal" was released as the lead single off the album in July 1987. In England, where the band was all but ignored during the Pyromania era, the song hit #6 on the singles chart and broke Def Leppard into the pop mainstream across Europe.
Over in America, the lead single "Women" performed poorly on the pop charts, which did give the band much momentum when "Animal" was released afterwards in October 1987. It did reach a respectable #19 though, starting their run of ten consecutive US Top 40 singles, and is still one of the more popular numbers at Def Leppard concerts today.
| Def Leppard |
| Joe Elliott | Vivian Campbell | Phil Collen | Rick Savage | Rick Allen |
| Steve Clark | Pete Willis | Tony Kenning | Frank Noon |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: On Through The Night | High 'n' Dry | Pyromania | Hysteria | Adrenalize | Retro Active | Slang | Euphoria | X | Yeah! |
| Compilations and extended plays: Def Leppard EP | First Strike | Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) | Best of Def Leppard | Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection |
| Singles: Bringin' on the Heartbreak | Rock of Ages | Animal | Pour Some Sugar on Me | Love Bites | Armageddon It | Rocket | Let's Get Rocked |
| Concert Tours |
| Early Tours 1978/79 | On Through The Night World Tour | High 'n' Dry World Tour | Pyromania World Tour | Hysteria World Tour | Seven Day Weekend Tour | Slang Tour | Euphoria World Tour 1999-2001 | X World Tour 2002/2003 | Rock Of Ages Tour 2005 | YEAH! Tour 2006 |
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| Robert John "Mutt" Lange | Terror Twins |
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