Monday, 11th May 2015
Def Leppard's classic single Slang hit Number 17 in the UK singles chart 19 years ago on this day in 1996.
It entered at Number 18th on 4th May before rising to 17 in its second week helped by another Top Of The Pops performance.
The single was released on 22nd April 1996 and was the first of four UK singles from the album of the same name.
It spent five weeks in total on the Top 100 chart.
Slang - Song Description By Phil Collen 1996
"Contrary to popular belief this song is not about shagging! In fact, it's more of a safe sex anthem (avoiding contact and the like). We wanted to blend metal guitars with an almost James Brown kind of thing over a modern dance track then add some Latin percussion and stuff. It's very hard to make those hybrid or fusion type songs work, but we really nailed it!"
- Def Leppard - Slang Single Section
- Def Leppard - Slang Album Section
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