Now (Def Leppard song) explained

Now
Cover:Def-Leppard-Now2.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Def Leppard
Album:X
Released:5 August 2002
Recorded:2001–02
Length:3:58
Prev Title:Day After Day
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Four Letter Word
Next Year:2002

"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Music video

The music video (directed by The Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.

In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.

In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.

The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639822 / Part 1

  1. "Now"
  2. "Love Don't Lie (Demo)"
  3. "Rebel Rebel"
  4. "Rock Brigade"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639812 / Part 2

  1. "Now"
  2. "Let Me Be the One - Demo"
  3. "Stay With Me"
  4. "Me and My Wine (Remix)"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 0639682 (UK) / Part 2

  1. "Now"
  2. "Stay With Me"
  3. "Rebel Rebel"

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 29
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[3] 26
Portugal (AFP)[4] 10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Charts Company - Def Leppard. 27 May 2012. Archive.today. 12 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Def Leppard Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales). Billboard. September 9, 2020.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20040926102811/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_36_2002.html "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002"
  4. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 20. 42. 15. October 12, 2002. September 30, 2020.