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Now (Def Leppard song)

"Now"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album X
Released5 August 2002
Recorded2001–02
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Day After Day"
(2000)
"Now"
(2002)
"Four Letter Word"
(2002)
"Now" Part 2 Cover

"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Music video

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The music video (directed by The Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.

In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.

In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.

The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.

Track listing

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CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639822 / Part 1

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  1. "Now"
  2. "Love Don't Lie (Demo)"
  3. "Rebel Rebel"
  4. "Rock Brigade"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639812 / Part 2

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  1. "Now"
  2. "Let Me Be the One - Demo"
  3. "Stay With Me"
  4. "Me and My Wine (Remix)"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639682 (UK) / Part 2

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  1. "Now"
  2. "Stay With Me"
  3. "Rebel Rebel"

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 72
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[4] 26
Portugal (AFP)[5] 10
Scotland (OCC)[6] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 84
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 23
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] 2
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 40
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Official Charts Company - Def Leppard". Archive.today. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Def Leppard – Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002" Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 42. 12 October 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Def Leppard – Now". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Def Leppard – Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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