2 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD Release HYSTERIA Drastic Symphonies Version Single/Visualiser

Monday, 5th May 2025

Def Leppard 2023

Def Leppard released the Hysteria Drastic Symphonies version single on this day in 2023 along with a visualiser video.

The album 'Drastic Symphonies' was released on Friday 19th May 2023.

The album features 16 classic Def Leppard songs reworked and reimagined with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London.

The first single 'Animal' was released to digital and streaming services on the same day as the announcement in March 2023.

Hysteria Drastic Symphonies Single

The Drastic Symphonies version of 'Hysteria' was released on 5th May 2023 as the second single from the album.

It followed the 'Animal' single which was the first taster from the album in March 2023.

Hysteria Visualiser Video

Alongside the single the visualiser video was released on YouTube on the same day.

It featured more shots of mannequins and classical instruments from the album related artwork/photos.

And like the 'Animal' clip from the same album it also included footage from the classic 1987 promo video.

Watch the video on YouTube

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Def Leppard 2023.

New Single - Hysteria (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

01 - Hysteria - 5:54 - Amazon - (MP3)

Producer - Def Leppard/Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
Mixer - Ronan McHugh
Release Date - 5th May 2023

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Drastic Symphonies (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - Tracklisting

01 - Turn To Dust - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:29
02 - Paper Sun - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:33
03 - Animal - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:03
04 - Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version) - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:26
05 - Hysteria - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:56
06 - Love Bites - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 6:41
07 - Goodbye For Good This Time - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:26
08 - Love - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 3:55
09 - Gods Of War - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 6:45
10 - Angels (Can't Help You Now) - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:58
11 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:33
12 - Switch 625 - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 3:04
13 - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:55 - (Blu-ray/Digital Only)
14 - Too Late For Love - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:37
15 - When Love & Hate Collide - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:16
16 - Kings Of The World - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - 6:19

Producer - Def Leppard/Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
Mixer - Ronan McHugh
Record Label - Universal Music Recordings/Bludgeon Riffola
Total Time - 82 mins
Release Date - 19th May 2023

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Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies - Press Quotes 16th March 2023

Joe Elliott

"Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path - working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example."

"So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, to a man we all jumped at it."

"Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up."

Phil Collen

"When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested we were honoured. But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings."

"We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand-new way that would involve making everything work in the context of ‘Drastic Symphonies’."

"Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe and literally making a new album."

" It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. An absolute team effort that took a good part of a year."

"It’s a new Def Leppard album, it’s a greatest hits plus album, with some rarely heard songs, it’s a live RPO album and we think it’s perfect. We’re so proud of how ‘Drastic Symphonies’ turned out and can’t wait to share it to the world."

Hysteria (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - Song Credits

Producer - Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
Mixer - Ronan McHugh
Main Artist - Def Leppard
Featured Artist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vocals - Joe Elliott
Background Vocalist - Phil Collen
Guitar - Phil Collen
Background Vocalist - Rick Savage
Bass Guitar - Rick Savage
Background Vocalist - Stephen Maynard Clark
Guitar - Stephen Maynard Clark
Background Vocalist - Rick Allen
Drums - Rick Allen
Studio Personnel - Ronan McHugh
Background Vocalist - Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Mastering Engineer - Joe LaPorta
Studio Personnel - Joe LaPorta
Engineer - Simon Rhodes
Studio Personnel - Simon Rhodes
Main Artist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Artist - Robert Ziegler
Conductor - Robert Ziegler
Main Artist - Ian Maclay
Orchestra Contractor - Ian Maclay
Associated Performer - Ian Maclay
String Arranger - Eric Gorfain
Associated Performer - Eric Gorfain

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