Now (Def Leppard song)
"Now" | ||||
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Single by Def Leppard | ||||
from the album X | ||||
Released | 5 August 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–02 | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Music video
[edit]The music video (directed by The Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.
In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.
In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.
The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.
Track listing
[edit]CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639822 / Part 1
[edit]- "Now"
- "Love Don't Lie (Demo)"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Rock Brigade"
CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639812 / Part 2
[edit]- "Now"
- "Let Me Be the One - Demo"
- "Stay With Me"
- "Me and My Wine (Remix)"
CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639682 (UK) / Part 2
[edit]- "Now"
- "Stay With Me"
- "Rebel Rebel"
Charts
[edit]Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] | 29 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] | 72 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[4] | 26 |
Portugal (AFP)[5] | 10 |
Scotland (OCC)[6] | 22 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 57 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 84 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 23 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] | 2 |
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 40 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Charts Company - Def Leppard". Archive.today. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Def Leppard – Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002" Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 42. 12 October 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Def Leppard – Now". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Def Leppard – Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.