"When Love & Hate Collide" is a power ballad by British 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 1995 greatest hits album Vault

Vault: Def Leppard's Greatest Hits (1980-1995)

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album and the second compilation album by English hard rock band Def Leppard. The album was originally released in the band's home country on 23 October 1995 by Mercury Records. It was released in North America a few days later by the...

, written by Joe Elliott

Joe Elliott

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott Jr is an English singer-songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the British rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of David Bowie cover band, the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band, Down...

 and Rick Savage. It was originally written and demoed for Adrenalize

Adrenalize

-Deluxe Edition :*Tracks 1-4 are taken from the band's Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face EP, recorded at Bonn, Germany, on 29 May 1992*Tracks 5 & 6 taken from "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" single....

, but not finalized until 1995 for its inclusion on Vault. The demo version is much more heavily produced in the signature style of Hysteria and Adrenalize

Adrenalize

-Deluxe Edition :*Tracks 1-4 are taken from the band's Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face EP, recorded at Bonn, Germany, on 29 May 1992*Tracks 5 & 6 taken from "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" single....

, and the final version is more stripped down, supposedly toward the style of the following studio album Slang

Slang (album)

- Certifications :-Personnel:* Rick Allen – drums, percussion* Vivian Campbell – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, dulcimer, vocals* Phil Collen – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolin, vocals...

. The original demo version contains the final recorded guitar solo by late original guitarist Steve Clark

Steve Clark

Stephen Maynard Clark was an English musician, co-lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard up until his death in 1991 due to a combination of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs...

. "When Love & Hate Collide" became one of their most successful singles in their homeland, where it reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts, but it failed to make a significant impact in the U.S. charts, reaching #58 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

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Video

There are 3 different versions to this video, all of which are available on DVD.

• Band-only version (Most commonly used version available on Visualize / Video Archive
  Visualize / Video Archive
  Visualize / Video Archive is a DVD from Def Leppard. The DVD is a double feature which includes the original Visualize and Video Archive VHS releases combined onto a single disc. The DVD also includes brand new interviews with the band as extra features...
  
  DVD)
• 8 minute "epic" version (Available on Visualize/Video Archive DVD and Best of the Videos
  Best of the Videos
  Best Of The Videos is a DVD featuring music videos by Def Leppard. This one-disc collection contains a total of 33 commercial single videos that helped jump the band to success after the release of their breakthrough 1983 album, Pyromania...
  
  DVD)

This version features Survivor

Survivor: The Australian Outback

Survivor: The Australian Outback is the second season of the United States reality show Survivor. Filming took place at Goshen Station in northern Queensland during 2000 and aired from January 28, 2001 to May 3, 2001 on CBS...

 contestant Jerri Manthey

Jerri Manthey

Jerri Lynn Manthey is an American actress who is best known for her appearances on reality television.- Early life :Jerri Manthey was born in Stuttgart, Germany and attended both high school and college in Germany. Manthey's father, Cyril, was a career member of the United States Army and served...

• 4 minute condensed epic version (Available on Best of the Videos DVD as bonus feature)

CD: Mercury / Bludgeon Riffola / PY 840 / 852 429-2 / LC-7179 (UK)

1. "When Love & Hate Collide"
2. "Rocket (remix)"
3. "Armageddon It" (remix)

CD: Mercury / Bludgeon Riffola / 422 852 424-2 (US)

1. "When Love & Hate Collide"
2. "Can't Keep Away From the Flame"

CD: Mercury / Bludgeon Riffola / LEPDD 14 / PY 940 / LC 7179 (UK)

1. "When Love & Hate Collide"
2. "Rocket" (remix)
3. "Excitable" (remix)

CD: Mercury / Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCD 14 (UK) / 852 401-2 (INT)

1. "When Love & Hate Collide"
2. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (remix)
3. "Armageddon It" (remix)
4. "When Love & Hate Collide" (Original Demo)

CD: Mercury / Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCJ 14 (UK) / Not for Resale

1. "When Love & Hate Collide"

Charts

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Chart (1995)	Peak position
Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... )	67
Ireland (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... )	1