Released July 1996 Label Mercury | Format CD Writer(s) Vivian Campbell | |
Recorded 1995 in Spain and Fine Bow Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland Producer(s) Pete Woodroffe
Def Leppard | ||
"Work It Out" is a 1996 song by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their gold album Slang. It was released as a single later that year, reaching number six on the US Mainstream Rock chart and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was one of two songs, the other being Slang to be featured from its parent album Slang on their greatest hits compilation albums Best of Def Leppard and Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In reference to the song, lead singer Elliot said in the album's commentary that Work It Out "was Vivian [Campbell's] first songwriting contribution to the band" and that Elliot "had this opportunity to channel [his] inner Iggy Pop instead of screeching in this high register like [he'd] always done in the past". The music video was directed by Nigel Dick in April 1996 at Occidental Studios in Los Angeles, California. The video was released in May 1996. Work It Out has not been played live by the band since the Slang World Tour in 1997.
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This single contains collector's postcards of classic Def Leppard album covers. It contains the On Through the Night, High 'n' Dry, Pyromania and Hysteria postcards, with band members comments on the back.