Foolin'
Def Leppard
1983
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1983
Reported release: 1983Date needs verification
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About Def Leppard
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Def Leppard emerged from Sheffield during the rise of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Their later records developed a melodic rock approach suited to large concert stages. Pyromania and Hysteria became central albums, including songs such as Rock of Ages and Pour Some Sugar on Me. Work with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange helped shape that period of the band's recording career.
Artist background sources
Def Leppard - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography
Sheffield and British heavy-metal context; commercial-superlative wording is omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Def Leppard - official biography and timeline
Melodic rock, Pyromania/Hysteria, representative songs and Mutt Lange production history. Reissues are distinguished from original albums; the timeline's inconsistent High n Dry year and current lineup assumptions are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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This recording is included in the 1983 editorial listening list. A documented songwriting-inspiration account has not been established.
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Owner-supplied 1983.html position 134
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Owner-supplied 1983.html position 134
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