Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The album charted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #18 on the UK Albums Chart. It was a huge success, selling over ten million copies in the US, and thus being certified diamond by the RIAA.
Three songs, “Photograph”, “Rock of Ages” and “foolin”, became top 40 singles in the US. In 2004, the album ranked #384 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2006, Q magazine placed the album at #35 in its list of “40 Best Albums of the ’80s”.
A deluxe edition of Pyromania was released on 8 June 2009, featuring a digitally remastered version of the album, plus a live bonus CD. The complete, unedited concert was originally broadcast over FM radio. The live bonus CD, of their 11 September 1983 show at the L.A. Forum, is heavily edited.
Track listing
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Side one |
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No. |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
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1. |
“Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” |
3:52 |
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2. |
“Photograph |
Clark, Pete Willis, Savage, Lange, Elliott |
4:12 |
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3. |
“Stagefright” |
Savage, Elliott, Lange |
3:46 |
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4. |
“Too Late For Love” |
Clark, Lange, Willis, Savage, Elliott |
4:30 |
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5. |
“Die Hard the Hunter” |
Lange, Clark, Savage, Elliott |
6:17 |
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Side two |
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No. |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
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1. |
“Foolin’” |
Clark, Lange, Elliott |
4:32 |
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2. |
Clark, Lange, Elliott |
4:09 |
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3. |
“Comin’ Under Fire” |
Lange, Clark, Willis, Elliott |
4:20 |
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4. |
“Action! Not Words” |
Lange, Clark, Elliott |
3:49 |
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5. |
“Billy’s Got a Gun” |
Clark, Savage, Willis, Elliott, Lange |
5:56 |
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Deluxe edition bonus CD
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Live – L.A. Forum, 1983 |
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No. |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
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1. |
“Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” |
Clark, Savage, Lange, Elliott |
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2. |
Savage, Clark, Elliott |
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3. |
Elliott, Clark, Savage |
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4. |
“Another Hit and Run” |
Elliott, Savage |
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5. |
“Billy’s Got a Gun” |
Clark, Savage, Willis, Elliott, Lange |
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6. |
“Mirror Mirror (Look into My Eyes)” |
Elliott, Clark, Savage |
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7. |
“Foolin'” |
Clark, Lange, Elliott |
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8. |
“Photograph” |
Clark, Willis, Savage, Lange, Elliott |
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9. |
“Rock of Ages” |
Clark, Lange, Elliott |
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10. |
Elliott, Willis, Clark |
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11. |
“Switch 625” |
Clark |
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12. |
Elliott, Willis, Clark |
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13. |
“Wasted” |
Clark, Elliott |
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14. |
“Stagefright” |
Savage, Elliott, Lange |
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15. |
“Travellin’ Band (featuring Brian May)” |
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