Euphoria (Def Leppard album)

Euphoria is the seventh studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 8 June 1999 in the United States and on 14 June 1999 in the United Kingdom by Mercury Records.[5] The album aimed to return to their signature sound made famous by the band in the 1980s. It was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe. The LP charted at No. 11 on The Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the song "Promises", which hit the number one spot on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.

Euphoria
Studio album by
Def Leppard
Released8 June 1999 (US)
RecordedMay 1998 – March 1999
StudioJoe's Garage, Studios 1 and 2, Dublin, Ireland
Genre
Length51:07
LabelMercury
Producer
Def Leppard chronology
Slang
(1996)		 Euphoria
(1999)		 X
(2002)
Singles from Euphoria
  1. "Promises"
    Released: May 1999 (worldwide, except Europe)
  2. "Promises/Back in Your Face"
    Released: 3 July 1999 (Europe)
  3. "Paper Sun"
    Released: 1999 (US)
  4. "Goodbye"
    Released: September 1999
  5. "Day After Day"
    Released: 2000 (US)
  6. "21st Century Sha La La La Girl"
    Released: 2000 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Overview

Following Slang, the band was initially unsure of which direction to take for their next release upon reconvening in April 1998.

The band would enlist the aid of former producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange for four days in a more limited role. Three songs were co-written with Lange, who performed backing vocals (as he had on other albums): "It's Only Love", "All Night" and "Promises".

A song first recorded by Vivian Campbell's side band Clock, "To Be Alive", received a Leppard makeover. For the first time since 1981's High 'n' Dry, an instrumental was included (Phil Collen's "Disintegrate"). This instrumental was known before as "Spanish Sky", a ballad that evolved into this track.

1996 Formula One racing champion Damon Hill, a neighbour of Rick Savage, would contribute a guitar solo to the track "Demolition Man".

In its first week of release, Euphoria sold over 98,000 units in the US and just missed the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, reaching No. 11. First single "Promises" topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in June 1999, a spot the band had not held in six years.

Euphoria would later be certified gold in the US, Canada and Japan. The album-supporting tour stretched from May 1999 to September 2000. The album was released for the first time on vinyl on 21 June 2019, as a part of The Collection: Volume 2 box set.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Demolition Man"Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, Joe Elliott3:24
2."Promises"Collen, Robert John "Mutt" Lange4:00
3."Back in Your Face"Elliott, Collen3:20
4."Goodbye"Rick Savage3:36
5."All Night"Collen, Lange3:38
6."Paper Sun"Collen, Campbell, Elliott, Savage, Pete Woodroffe5:27
7."It's Only Love"Elliott, Lange, Savage, Campbell4:06
8."21st Century Sha La La La Girl"Collen, Elliott, Savage4:07
9."To Be Alive"Campbell, P.J. Smith3:53
10."Disintegrate"Collen2:51
11."Guilty"Collen, Savage, Elliott, Campbell, Woodroffe3:47
12."Day After Day"Collen, Elliott, Campbell4:36
13."Kings of Oblivion"Elliott, Collen, Savage4:22
Total length:51:07
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."I Am Your Child" (Japanese bonus track)Elliott, Collen, Savage3:27
15."Worlds Collide" (Australian bonus track)Elliott, Savage3:45
16."Under My Wheels" (Unmixed version) (Alice Cooper cover) (Australian bonus track)Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin3:21
17."Immortal"Elliott3:44
18."Burnout"Allen, Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage4:08

Personnel

Def Leppard

Additional musicians
  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange – additional vocals (on "Promises" and "All Night"), additional guitars (on "All Night")
  • Damon "Demon" Hill – end guitar solo (on "Demolition Man")
  • Ciaran McGoldrick – hey's & claps (on "Back in Your Face")
  • Gary Sullivan – hey's & claps (on "Back in Your Face")
  • Ricky Warwick – hey's & claps (on "Back in Your Face")

Technical personnel
  • Pete Woodroffe – producer, engineer, mixing engineer (at The Townhouse, London)
  • Ronan McHugh – engineer
  • Ger McDonnell – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer (at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine)
  • Andie Airfix – artwork
  • Andy Earl – photography

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[20] Gold 100,000^
Latvia (LaMPA)[21] 2× Platinum 16,000* 
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  3. Blake, Mark (July 1999). "Review: Euphoria". Q. No. 154. EMAP. p. 106.
  4. Kot, Greg (8 July 1999). "Review: Euphoria". Rolling Stone. New York City: Jann Wenner. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 77.
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  19. "Canadian album certifications – Def Leppard – Euphoria". Music Canada.
  20. "Japanese album certifications – Def Leppard – Euphoria" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1999年8月 on the drop-down menu
  21. "International Latvian Certification Awards from 1998 to 2001". Latvian Music Producers Association. 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2019 – via Directupload.
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