Promises (Def Leppard song)

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"Promises"
Def-Leppard-Promises1.jpg
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Euphoria
B-sideBack in Your Face,

Pour Some Sugar On Me

(7" version only)
Released
  • May 1999 (US)
  • July 1999 (UK)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Breathe a Sigh"
(1996) 		"Promises"
(1999) 		"Paper Sun"
(1999)
Part two artwork
Part two of the "Promises"/"Back in Your Face" set
Part two of the "Promises"/"Back in Your Face" set

"Promises" is a 1999 song by British rock band Def Leppard from their album Euphoria. It was released as a single later that year and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 38 on the Top 40 Mainstream. The song was also featured on the second discs of their compilations Best of Def Leppard and Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection, released in 2004 and 2005. A live version is featured on their live album Viva! Hysteria, released in October 2013.

In addition to the CD versions of the single a 7" was released for jukeboxes with Pour Some Sugar On Me as the B-Side, It would be the final Def Leppard single released on the 7" 45 RPM format.

It is also one of the few songs from that period of their career that has been performed live on successive tours other than the one directly supporting its parent album.

Track listing[]

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 562 136-2 / Part 1 / UK[]

This is also an Enhanced CD-ROM where the Promises music video is recorded.

  1. "Promises (The Video)"
  2. "Back in Your Face"
  3. Album Snippets

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 562 137-2 / Part 2 / UK[]

  1. "Back in Your Face"
  2. "Promises"
  3. "Worlds Collide"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / MECD 1012-2 / US[]

  1. "Promises"
  2. "Paper Sun"

7": Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 314 562 151-7 / US[]

  1. Side One "Promises"
  2. Side Two "Pour Some Sugar On Me"

Other versions[]

In 2018, singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson included his cover of "Promises" on Pyromattia. The album is composed entirely of Def Leppard covers and features songs from High 'N' Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria, and Euphoria.[1]

Charts[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 18
Scotland (OCC)[3] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 41
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[5] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 1

References[]

  1. ^ Reesman, Bryan. "Matt Nathanson Channels His Inner-Def Leppard Fanboy for 'Pyromattia' EP: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8373." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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