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]

This article is about the song by Def Leppard. For the song by Dionne Bromfield, see Foolin' (Dionne Bromfield song).
"Fooling" redirects here. For the meaning of the term, see fooling.

"Foolin'"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Pyromania
ReleasedSeptember 1983
Recorded1982
Park Gates Studios
Battle, Sussex, England
Battery Studios
London, England
GenreHard rock
Length4:34
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Rock of Ages"
(1983)		 "Foolin'"
(1983)		 "Too Late for Love"
(1983)

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)
  1. "Foolin'"
  2. "Comin' Under Fire"

Charts
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 9

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 2 Pyromania 1983/High 'n' Dry 1984:
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4390." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.


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