Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
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| "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" | |
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| Song by Def Leppard | |
| from the album Pyromania | |
| Released | 20 January 1984 |
| Recorded | January–November 1982 |
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| Label | Vertigo |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
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| "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" on YouTube | |
"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" is a track by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their 1983 album, Pyromania . An edited version was released as a single in Mexico that same year.
History
[edit ]The history of "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" predates the Pyromania recording sessions by a few years. Def Leppard first played a song by the title "Medicine Man" on their first UK headlining tour in April 1980.[1] "Medicine Man", which appears in its original form twice as live tracks on the band's 2020 box set The Early Years 79–81 , contains the main guitar parts and structure of "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)."[2] The song was rewritten to include new rhythm and lyrics, and a solo by Def Leppard's newest band member Phil Collen, to debut as the opening track on the 1983 multi-platinum Pyromania. Though not released as a single in major markets, the song was released as a single in Mexico, and a music video was released. The song is one of the few non-singles to appear in many live sets, most recently played as an opener on the 2015 World Tour.[3] The song also appears as the opening track of the second discs of the compilation albums Best Of and Rock of Ages .
Music video
[edit ]The music video for the song was shot in January 1984 in Japan during the Pyromania World Tour. The video appears on Historia , though not further video compilations released by the band.
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" (Mono) | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" (Stereo) | 3:45 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "DEF LEPPARD SONGS PLAYED LIVE 1980". Def Leppard Tour History. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Def Leppard to Release 1980 'On Through the Night' Live Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Average setlist for year: 2015". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 March 2021.