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Def Leppard When Love & Hate Collide Single

When Love & Hate Collide 1995. Def Leppard 1995

Tracklisting

  • UK Release Date - 2nd October 1995.
  • US Release Date - 14th November 1995.
  • Format - CD/7 Inch/CASS.
  • Producer - Pete Woodroffe/Def Leppard.
  • Engineered By - Pete Woodroffe.
  • Producer - Robert John 'Mutt' Lange (Tracks 2/3/5/6).
  • Engineered By - Nigel Green (Tracks 2/3/5/6).
  • Studio - Joe's Garage, Dublin, Ireland (Track 01).
  • Studio - Phil's Sweat Shop, California, USA (Track 01).
  • Studio - Rick Savage's House Dublin, Ireland (Track 04).
  • Backing Vocals - Stevie Vann (Tracks 01/04 - Courtesy of Silvertone Records).
  • String Arrangement - Michael Kamen (Track 01).
  • Piano - Randy Kerber (Track 01).
  • Tracks 02/03/05/06 - The Extended Versions/Mixes from the Hysteria singles renamed.
  • Tracks 02/03/06 Inner Sleeve Quote - "Never before released on CD".
  • Track 04 - 1990 demo recorded at Sav's Dublin home with Steve Clark's final recorded guitar solo.
  • Track 01 Written By - Joe Elliott/Rick Savage.
  • Track 02/03/05/06 Written By - Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage.
  • Track 07 Written By - Phil Collen/Joe Elliott.
  • UK Record Label - Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury.
  • US Record Label - Island/Mercury.
  • Special Formats - 2CD Single set. Part 2 in jewel case 'Z-Pack' with 6 page booklet.
  • Special Formats - German 2CD set. Part 2 in 'Compact Plus' case with space for CD2 (no booklet).
  • UK Chart - 2 (21st October 1995/10 weeks on chart)
  • US Chart - 58 (20th January 1996/14 weeks on chart)
  • UK Rock Chart - 1 (14th October 1995/28 weeks on chart/6 at #1)
  • Irish Chart - 1 (26th October 1995/10 weeks on chart)
  • From The Album - Vault Greatest Hits 1980-1995

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Single Notes By dltourhistory

The first and only single from 'Vault Greatest Hits 1980-1995' was released in October 1995.

'When Love & Hate Collide' was released ahead of the 'Vault' album and became the biggest UK hit of Def Leppard's career.

The song stayed at Number 2 on the Top 40 chart for two weeks following two appearances on Top Of The Pops.

The song dated from 1990 when a demo was recorded at Sav's house in Dublin.

The backing vocals by Stevie Vann on the demo were kept and used on the new studio recording version.

The song is believed to have mostly been recorded at Joe's Garage in Dublin but parts were also recorded at Phil'S Sweat Shop home studio in California.

This included Joe recording some vocals in Phil's closet as revealed in later interviews.

No studio information was specified on the inner sleeve.

The demo was included on the first UK CD featuring the final guitar solo by Steve Clark.

This single marked the first release on CD for some of the Extended Versions from the Hysteria singles, now retitled as Remixes.

Only 'Rocket' had previously been available on a CD single with the others all included on 12 inch singles only in 1987/1988.

They would all go on to be part of future Deluxe Editions and the 'Collection Volume One' box set.

UKCD2 came in a jewel album case with 6 page picture booklet.

The song was made available on iTunes as a digital download on 12th February 2013.

1995 USA Promo Versions

The USA promo CD (CDP 1515) featured the original song plus two other versions.

The first is "AC/Mix" which stands for Adult Contemporary Mix which are made for the adult contemporary radio market.

The sound is mixed to "emphasize melody and harmony" and creating a "softer/more polished" version of the song.

Those who have heard this version have described it as just sounding quieter than the main version.

The second "No Strings" version is the same song but, as the title suggests, without any strings included.

Both versions were only ever included on this promo CD.

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