The band's greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Their first album, 1980's On Through the Night, reached the Top 15 in the UK but received little notice elsewhere. Their second album, 1981's High 'n' Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them begin to define their melodic hard rock style, and the album's most popular track "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982, but the album only reached the Top 30 and 40 in the UK and US. Def Leppard's next studio album, Pyromania, was released in January 1983, with "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" both topping the US Rock Tracks chart and reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. Reaching No. 2 on the US album chart, Pyromania was certified Diamond in the US and 7× platinum in Canada and reached the top 20 in the UK but did not sell much elsewhere.
Def Leppard's fourth album, the more pop-oriented Hysteria (1987), topped the UK, US, New Zealand, Canadian, Australian and Norway charts. It also went to No. 2 in Sweden and No. 10 in Germany without any Top 50 singles in those countries. It has been certified 12× platinum for sales in the US and 13× platinum in Canada, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album spawned six Top 20 US singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Love Bites" (went Top 10 in several other countries including No. 2 in NZ), alongside "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (US No. 2), "Hysteria", "Armageddon It" (No. 2 in NZ), "Animal" (at No. 6, the biggest UK hit), and "Rocket" (a Top 15 hit in many countries). Hysteria had four Top 10 hits in New Zealand.
Their next studio album, Adrenalize (their first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark), reached No. 1 on the UK, US, NZ, Canadian and Australian charts in 1992, while going Top 10 in Sweden and Germany. It contained several hits, including the US Rock Tracks chart-topper, "Let's Get Rocked", which became their biggest hit in several countries, including No. 2 in the UK, No. 3 in Canada and Switzerland, and the Top 20 in Sweden and Germany. The third single, "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad", was a Top 15 song in the US, UK and Canada. Adrenalize went on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide. Their 1993 album, Retro Active, contained the acoustic Top 5 North American hit "Two Steps Behind". Their greatest hits album Vault, released in 1995, featured the UK No. 2 hit "When Love & Hate Collide" and reached the Top 10 in several countries, going 5× platinum in the US. Beginning with Slang, Def Leppard released five albums between 1996 and 2008, with most usually reaching the Top 15 in several countries, including the UK, US and Canada. Their self-titled album was released in 2015 and reached the Top 10 in several countries. The band's newest studio album, Diamond Star Halos was released in May 2022 and reached the Top 10 in the US, the UK and Australia.
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification: Pyromania and Hysteria, making them one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling more than 10 million copies in the US. The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and ranked No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Studio albums
On Through the Night (1980)
High 'n' Dry (1981)
Pyromania (1983)
Hysteria (1987)
Adrenalize (1992)
Slang (1996)
Euphoria (1999)
X (2002)
Yeah! (2006)
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
Def Leppard (2015)
Diamond Star Halos (2022)
All Night
Def Leppard Lyrics
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Loves to do it fast, yeah, above 95
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh yeah
I love a woman who likes to make me sweat
Who'll come on round lookin' for love, get what she can get
Show me babe what's on your mind
I wanna feel ya one more time
All night, I like it, all night
I want love, oh, yeah
I wanna make love, baby, oh, yeah
I wanna make love, child
All night, I wanna do it
All night, oh give me love baby
All night, I wanna have ya
All night, I want to taste you
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh yeah
C'mon baby it's showtime
Give it to me, give it to me
I like a woman who wants to be the star
She'll lick a man more further than he's ever been before
(Give it to me)
Show me babe what's on your mind
I wanna feel you one more time
All night, I like it, all night
I want it (give it to me)
Oh, ah, make a little love, baby
Oh, ah, make a little love, child
All night, I wanna do it
All night, oh give me love baby
All night, I wanna have ya
All night, I want to taste you there
You shouldn't wanna do what you wouldn't want me to
You didn't say you wouldn't and you shouldn't but you do
Let's get personal, give it to me
Oh baby, it's showtime give it to me
Give me baby, give it to me
Oh I like that, give it to me
Give it to me baby
Don't think, don't think
Don't think, just do it, do it, do it
Oh, ah, make a little love, baby
Oh, ah, make a little love, child
All night, I wanna do it
All night, oh give a little love baby
All night, I wanna have you
All night
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
I wanna do it
All night, oh give me love baby
All night, I wanna have ya
All night, I want to taste you
Def Leppard's song "All Night" is a sensuous and rockin' love song that features the band's signature high energy and catchy lyrics. The song is all about a man who likes a woman who's not afraid to take control in bed. In the first verse, the singer says he loves a woman who loves to drive and do it fast. He also desires a woman who likes to sweat and is looking for love. The chorus is repetitive and catchy, with the singer proclaiming, "All night, I wanna do it, all night, oh give me love baby, all night, I wanna have ya, all night, I want to taste you."
The second verse features the singer desiring a woman who wants to be the star in bed and who's not afraid to push his boundaries. He wants her to show him what's on her mind and give him what he wants. The bridge of the song features the singer telling the woman to give it to him and to not think, just do it. The final chorus is repetitive, with the singer wanting to do it all night long and taste the woman he desires.
Overall, the song is a classic example of Def Leppard's style of rock music in the 80s, with high energy, catchy lyrics, and strong beats. The song is a celebration of sexual desire and the power of a woman who knows what she wants.
Line by Line Meaning
I like a woman who loves to drive
I am attracted to a woman who loves driving at high speeds.
Loves to do it fast, yeah, above 95
She likes to push her car beyond 95 miles per hour.
I love a woman who likes to make me sweat
I am attracted to a woman who knows how to arouse me and make me sweat with excitement.
Who'll come on round lookin' for love, get what she can get
She is someone who would go out searching for love and satisfaction and enjoys doing so.
Show me babe what's on your mind
I want her to reveal her desires and thoughts.
I wanna feel ya one more time
I want to experience her passion and energy again.
All night, I like it, all night
I enjoy this experience throughout the night.
I want love, oh, yeah
I yearn for a passionate and intimate love.
I wanna make love, baby, oh, yeah
I desire to share a mutually and deeply intimate relationship.
All night, I wanna do it
I crave for this experience to continue all night long.
All night, oh give me love baby
I want to be loved entirely throughout the night.
All night, I wanna have ya
I desire her completely and entirely all night long.
All night, I want to taste you
I want to experience and enjoy every part of her body.
C'mon baby it's showtime
It is time to get things started.
Give it to me, give it to me
I want her to satisfy me fully and completely.
I like a woman who wants to be the star
I am attracted to a woman who seeks the spotlight and loves being the center of attention.
She'll lick a man more further than he's ever been before
She will do whatever it takes to please, excite, and push her partner to the limits of his pleasure.
You shouldn't wanna do what you wouldn't want me to
You should not do what you do not desire me to do to you.
You didn't say you wouldn't and you shouldn't but you do
You never said this was wrong, yet you still do it.
Let's get personal, give it to me
Let us get intimate and indulge in each other fully.
Give me baby, give it to me
I want her entirely and completely with no restrictions.
Don't think, don't think
Do not overthink this, just let it happen.
Don't think, just do it, do it, do it
Do not hesitate, just go for it.
All night, oh give a little love baby
I want her to shower me with care and affection all night long.
All night, I wanna have ya
I want her complete attention and energy all night long.
All night, I want to taste you
I want to experience and enjoy every part of her body all night long.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: COLLEN, LANGE
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