Foolin'

"Foolin'"
"Foolin'"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Pyromania
B-side	"Comin' Under Fire"
Released	August 1983 (US)
Recorded	1982
Studio	Park Gates (Battle, East Sussex); Battery (London);
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:34
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	Joe Elliott; Steve Clark; Robert John "Mutt" Lange;
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
Music video
	"Foolin'" on YouTube

"Foolin'" is a 1983 single by English heavy metal band Def Leppard from their diamond 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.^[3]

Cash Box said "Foolin'" has "structural similarities to [earlier Def Leppard single] 'Photograph' and follows in that single’s skillful pop blend of melodicism and metallicism."^[4] Ultimate Classic Rock described the song as a "mid-tempo rocker".^[5]

Music video

The music video was shot in June 1983 at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and directed by David Mallet.^[6] 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"

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	39
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[9]	9

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 212. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". 2003. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Photograph," "Rock of Ages" and "Foolin'" have become heavy metal anthems
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 3 September 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ Rolli, Bryan (24 November 2023). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 2 Pyromania 1983/High 'n' Dry 1984:
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4390." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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[1] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 212. ISBN 9780862415419.

[2] "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". 2003. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Photograph," "Rock of Ages" and "Foolin'" have become heavy metal anthems

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)

[4] "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 3 September 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[5] Rolli, Bryan (24 November 2023). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[6] ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 2 Pyromania 1983/High 'n' Dry 1984:

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-7] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4390." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Def_Leppard-8] "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Def_Leppard-9] "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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v t e Def Leppard
Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Pete Willis Steve Clark
Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos
Live albums	Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection The Story So Far – The Best Of The Early Years 79–81 Drastic Symphonies
EPs	The Def Leppard E.P.
Singles	"Wasted" "Hello America" "Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love" "Animal" "Women" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket" "Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Heaven Is" "Tonight" "Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" “Miss You in a Heartbeat” "Action" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh" "Promises" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Now" "Four Letter Word" "Long, Long Way to Go" "No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy" "C'mon C'mon" "Undefeated"
Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Concert tours	Adrenalize World Tour Slang World Tour Viva! Hysteria Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour World Tour 2015 Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour The Stadium Tour The World Tour
Related	Discography Members Songs Awards and nominations Cybernauts Man Raze Down 'n' Outz Gogmagog Jeff Rich Frank Noon
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