Monday, 2nd November 2015
Def Leppard's classic Armageddon It single was released in the USA and Canada 27 years ago on this day in 1988.
The sixth single to be released from the 'Hysteria' album in North America.
It was released on 2nd November 1988 reaching Number 3 on the US Billboard charts in early 1989.
The fifth hit single there from the album.
Def Leppard Armageddon It - Band Quotes
Phil Collen - "Tongue in cheek. T. Rex meets Eddie Cochran with backing vocals."
Phil Collen - "A fun song to do live. It's kind of like T. Rex's "Bang a Gong." A good party song. It never gets boring to play and it translates well to acoustic."
Joe Elliott - "Armageddon It was the last one. Mutt and I were only ones in the studio. And as soon as I finished doing the last bit of that song, it wasn't so much a feeling of anti-climax as it was an inner sense of being totally relieved. I didn't jump up and down. We didn't hug each other and drink tons of champagne. It was more like 'Oh we're finished, man. This is great.' We shook hands, sat down, looked at each other and we both let out a big sigh."
- Def Leppard - Armageddon It Single Section
- Def Leppard - Hysteria Album Section
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