"Foolin" is a 1983 single by British

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 Heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Def Leppard

Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...

 from their multi-platinum album Pyromania

Pyromania (album)

Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album charted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #18 on the UK Albums Chart.The album was partially recorded with...

. When released as a single later that year, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock

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 chart and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Legacy

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation

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, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song. The song is playable in the music video game

Music video game

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 Rock Band 3

Rock Band 3

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Music video

The music video

Music video

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 was directed by David Mallet

David Mallet (director)

David Mallet is a British director particularly noted for his work on music videos, including David Bowie's innovative "Ashes to Ashes", Rush's "Distant Early Warning, and Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free" videos. He has also served as a producer on television programmes including...

. Shot in June 1983, at Ritz theatre, Elizabeth, NJ, USA. Aired on August 1983, it featured Billy Idol

Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...

's then-girlfriend Perri Lister playing the harp

Harp

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 with her eyes closed. On the video compilation Historia

Historia (Def Leppard Video)

Historia is a compilation video released by Def Leppard containing all the band's promotional videos from 1980 to 1988. On DVD, it is bundled with Live: In the Round, in Your Face.-Track list:# Hello America# Let It Go...

, the text commentary before this video states, "Indeed, a face without eyes," a pun on Idol's song "Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face (song)

"Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.-Song information:...

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