Wednesday, 11th May 2016
Def Leppard's classic single Slang hit Number 17 in the UK singles chart 20 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!"
UK Advert
Joe Elliott - May 1996 Biography Quote
"Possibly the most obvious Def Leppard thing on the record. We wanted to get a thing going, a cross between a Kinksy, Stonesy rock song and a rap thing."
Related News - 24 Years Ago Def Leppard's Let's Get Rocked At Number 15 On US Chart
Related News - 8 Years Ago Def Leppard Release Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Related News - 27 Years Ago Def Leppard's Rocket Single At Number 12 In USA
Related News - 13 Years Ago Def Leppard's Long Long Way To Go Single At 40 In UK
Related News - 8 Years Ago Def Leppard/Tim McGraw Release Nine Lives Collaboration
Related News - 20 Years Ago Def Leppard Release The Slang Single In The UK
Related News - 23 Years Ago Def Leppard Release The Tonight Single In The UK
Related News - 24 Years Ago Def Leppard's Adrenalize Album Enters US Chart At #1
- Def Leppard - Slang Single Section
- Def Leppard - Slang Album Section
- Previous News - 9th May 2016