Foolin'
"Foolin" is a 1983 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album Pyromania. When released as a single later that year, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]
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| Single by Def Leppard | ||||
| from the album Pyromania | ||||
| Released | September 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 Park Gates Studios Battle, Sussex, England Battery Studios London, England | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:34 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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Music video
The music video was shot in June 1983 at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and directed by David Mallet.[2] The video shows Elliott escaping from his evil girlfriend in a fantasy sequence, interspersed with scenes of the band performing on a concert stage. It features Billy Idol's then-girlfriend Perri Lister playing the harp with her eyes closed. On the video compilation Historia, the text commentary before this video states, "Indeed, a face without eyes," a pun on Idol's song "Eyes Without a Face". There is also a rare "Performance Only" version of the video, which focuses solely on the concert scenes. This version was briefly shown during the Ultimate Albums episode of the making of Pyromania in 2002.
Track listing
7": Mercury / PolyGram / 814-178-7 (US)
- "Foolin'"
- "Comin' Under Fire"
Notes
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 2 Pyromania 1983/High 'n' Dry 1984:
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution-Joe Elliot describes the filming of the music video Foolin (which also resulted in his arms getting burned up).
It was a moment that hit #44 on VH1's Most Metal Moments.