Hello America (Def Leppard song)
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"Hello America" is a 1980 song by British
hard rock
band Def Leppard
from their debut album On Through the Night
. The lyrics and title of the songs are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America. It was one of the main reasons that made the British fans of the band accuse them for being more interested in having success in America rather than the UK. However, Rick Savage has claimed in an interview that Joe Elliot was literally looking in a map and listing the city names that sounded good when he was writing the lyrics to the song. There were no intentions to make the song more appealing to American audiences.
The single's B-side, "Good Morning Freedom" has never been released in any other format and is only available on this single. The song featured on a BBC studio session recorded in 1979 and is available on youtube.
An alternate recording of the song Hello America appears as a B-Side on the Wasted single.
, provided that the song advanced the following week. Unfortunately, the song slipped off the charts, and the video never aired. It is, however, included in the band's video Historia
. What makes this video unique is that Rick Allen
's drum kit is placed in the front of the stage while the rest of the band performs behind him. Joe is wearing a patriotic outfit because of the red and white striped shirt and his blue jeans.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
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 debut album On Through the Night
On through the Night
On Through the Night is the debut album by British rock band Def Leppard, released in 1980. The album charted at #51 on The Billboard 200 and #15 on the UK Albums Chart...
. The lyrics and title of the songs are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America. It was one of the main reasons that made the British fans of the band accuse them for being more interested in having success in America rather than the UK. However, Rick Savage has claimed in an interview that Joe Elliot was literally looking in a map and listing the city names that sounded good when he was writing the lyrics to the song. There were no intentions to make the song more appealing to American audiences.
The single's B-side, "Good Morning Freedom" has never been released in any other format and is only available on this single. The song featured on a BBC studio session recorded in 1979 and is available on youtube.
An alternate recording of the song Hello America appears as a B-Side on the Wasted single.
Video
When the song was within the Top 50 in the UK charts, Mercury Records had the band record a performance for BBC's Top of the PopsTop of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, provided that the song advanced the following week. Unfortunately, the song slipped off the charts, and the video never aired. It is, however, included in the band's video 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...
. What makes this video unique is that Rick Allen
Rick Allen (drummer)
Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen is the drummer for the English hard rock band Def Leppard. He is famous for overcoming the complete amputation of his left arm and continuing to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its greatest popular success worldwide...
's drum kit is placed in the front of the stage while the rest of the band performs behind him. Joe is wearing a patriotic outfit because of the red and white striped shirt and his blue jeans.