Too Late for Love (song)
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"Too Late for Love" is a 1983 single by British
hard rock
band Def Leppard
from their multi-platinum album Pyromania
. When released as a single, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock
charts.
The music video, filmed on December 1983, was taken from a Christmas music special called Supersonic. According to the text commentary in the video Historia
, the performance was filmed after hanging out with Elton John
and Meat Loaf
over some champagne. The video however featured an edited version of the song with many sections of the song taken out including the guitar section starting at 3:28 in the original and ending at 3:38. The total length of the edited version is 3:23 whilst the original is 4:30.
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 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, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
charts.
The music video, filmed on December 1983, was taken from a Christmas music special called Supersonic. According to the text commentary in the 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...
, the performance was filmed after hanging out with Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
over some champagne. The video however featured an edited version of the song with many sections of the song taken out including the guitar section starting at 3:28 in the original and ending at 3:38. The total length of the edited version is 3:23 whilst the original is 4:30.
Track listing
- "Too Late for Love"
- "Foolin'"
- "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"