Wasted (Def Leppard song)
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"Wasted" is a 1979 single by British
hard rock
band Def Leppard
from their debut album On Through the Night
. This was the band's first proper single, and the recording featured on the single is a different version from the On Through the Night LP. The B-Side on the single is "Hello America", which is also a different recording from the LP. These alternate, single-only versions of "Wasted" and "Hello America" have never been released on CD, except for on bootlegs. The record was produced by Nick Tauber, whom the band selected because of his previous clients, particularly Thin Lizzy
. Two other songs, "Rock Brigade
" (also a re-recording) and "Glad I'm Alive," were recorded during the session but were shelved when the band's management were displeased with the production, thus resulting in "Wasted" and "Hello America" being released as a single. Tauber's versions of "Rock Brigade" and "Glad I'm Alive" remain unreleased.
United Kingdom
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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...
. This was the band's first proper single, and the recording featured on the single is a different version from the On Through the Night LP. The B-Side on the single is "Hello America", which is also a different recording from the LP. These alternate, single-only versions of "Wasted" and "Hello America" have never been released on CD, except for on bootlegs. The record was produced by Nick Tauber, whom the band selected because of his previous clients, particularly Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
. Two other songs, "Rock Brigade
Rock Brigade
"Rock Brigade" is a 1980 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their debut album On Through the Night. This was the band's second single, and it was only released in the USA. The B-Side on the single is "When the Walls Came Tumbling Down"....
" (also a re-recording) and "Glad I'm Alive," were recorded during the session but were shelved when the band's management were displeased with the production, thus resulting in "Wasted" and "Hello America" being released as a single. Tauber's versions of "Rock Brigade" and "Glad I'm Alive" remain unreleased.
Track listing
UK Vinyl, 7", Single- "Wasted"
- "Hello America"