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Foolin'
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Foolin'
| cover = Def_Leppard_Foolin_Front.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Def Leppard
| album = Pyromania
| B-side = Comin' Under Fire
| released = September 1983
| recorded = 1982
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =Heavy metal
| length = 4:34
| label = Mercury
| writer =
| producer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| prev_title = Rock of Ages
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Too Late for Love
| next_year = 1983
| misc =
}}
"'Foolin'" is a 1983 single by English heavy metal 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.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
'Cash Box' said "Foolin'" has "structural similarities to [earlier Def Leppard single] 'Photograph' and follows in that singles skillful pop blend of melodicism and metallicism."
Music video
The music video was shot in June 1983 at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and directed by David Mallet.[https://archive.today/20070720043311/http://www.deflepparduk.com/defvideo2.html ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 2 Pyromania 1983/High 'n' Dry 1984:] 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
References
Category:Def Leppard songs
Category:1983 singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:British heavy metal songs
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by David Mallet (director)
Category:Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Category:Songs written by Joe Elliott
Category:Songs written by Steve Clark
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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