Hysteria (Def Leppard album)

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Hysteria
Studio album by Def Leppard
Released	3 August 1987
Recorded	Feb 1984-Jan 1987, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands, Windmill Lane Studio 2, Dublin, Ireland Studio Des Dames, Paris, France; additional mixing, February–May 1987
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal,[1][2]heavy metal[1]
Length	62:52
Label	Mercury, Island
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Def Leppard
Def Leppard chronology
Pyromania (1983) Hysteria (1987) Adrenalize (1992)
Singles from 'Hysteria'
"Women" Released: August 1987 (US) "Animal" Released: July 1987 (UK) September 1987 (US) "Hysteria" Released: November 1987 (UK) January 1988 (US) "Pour Some Sugar on Me" Released: September 1987 (UK) April 1988 (US) "Love Bites" Released: July 1988 (UK) August 1988 (US) "Armageddon It" Released: April 1988 (UK) November 1988 (US) "Rocket" Released: February 1989 (UK, US)

Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard. It was released on 3 August 1987 through Mercury Records. It is the band's best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, and spawning six hit singles. The album charted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the UK Albums Chart.^[6][7]

Hysteria was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. 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. It's also the last album to feature guitarist Steve Clark, but their next album, Adrenalize is the last to feature his songwriting.

The album was the follow-up to the band's 1983 breakthrough Pyromania. Its creation process took over three years having been plagued by many trials, such as the 31 December 1984 car accident that cost Rick Allen his left arm. Subsequent to the release of the album, Def Leppard published a book entitled Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story, written by Rolling Stone magazine Senior Editor David Fricke on the recording process of Hysteria over the 3+ years it took to record the album and the tough times the band went through.

The album has earned critical acclaim from a number of sources. In 1988 Q magazine readers voted Hysteria as the 98th Greatest Album of All Time, while in 2004, the album was ranked at number 472 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.