Now (Def Leppard song)

"Now"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album X
B-side
Released5 August 2002
Length3:58
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMarti Frederiksen
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Day After Day"
(2000)		 "Now"
(2002)		 "Four Letter Word"
(2002)
Music video
"Now" on YouTube

"Now" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single from their eighth studio album, X (2002). It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

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 listings

UK CD1 (indigo)[1]

  1. "Now"
  2. "Let Me Be the One"
  3. Album snippets
  4. "Now" (video)

UK CD2 (green)[2]

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

UK CD3 (red)[3]

  1. "Now"
  2. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live)
  3. "Let's Get Rocked" (live)

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 29
Germany (GfK)[5]72
Poland (PiF PaF)[6] 26
Portugal (AFP)[7] 10
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[8]22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]84
UK Singles (Official Charts)[11]23
UK Rock & Metal (Official Charts)[12]2
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13]40
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14]26

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 15 July 2002
[15]
United Kingdom 5 August 2002 CD
[16]

References

  1. ↑ Now (UK CD1 liner notes). Bludgeon Riffola, Mercury Records. 2002. 0639692.
  2. ↑ Now (UK CD2 liner notes). Bludgeon Riffola, Mercury Records. 2002. 0639682.
  3. ↑ Now (UK CD3 liner notes). Bludgeon Riffola, Mercury Records. 2002. 0639672.
  4. ↑ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002" Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 42. 12 October 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 11/8/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Def Leppard – Now". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Def Leppard – Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 11/8/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 11/8/2002 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Def Leppard Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1461. 12 July 2002. p. 25.
  16. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 August 2002: Singles". Music Week. 3 August 2002. p. 27.
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