"Slang" is a 1996 song by the English

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from their

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''. It reached #17 on the

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. The song is the only one from its parent album to be played after the

Slang World Tour The Slang World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard in support of their album ''Slang'', which was released in May 1996. Although ''Slang'' was the first Def Leppard album to feature new material with guitar ...

of 1996 to 1997, with Def Leppard performing the song most recently during their concert residency of Las Vegas in 2019.

Background

In reference to the song, lead singer Elliot said in the album's commentary that ''Slang'' is "a bit of a throwback to ef Leppard'soriginal sound, in other words loads and loads of backing vocals" and said that "live, this song has always been a favourite with fans". The single cover features the Def Leppard logo (the 1995 variation) but ''Slang'' did not feature the logo in any variation.

Video

The music video was directed by

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Recorded on Occidental Studios, Los Angeles in April 1996. The video was released in May 1996. An additional "Director's Cut" video was released in October 2004, included on the ''

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'' DVD.

Track listing

Mexican single

# "Slang" # "Animal" (Acoustic) # "Ziggy Stardust" (Acoustic) # "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Acoustic)

Souvenir Pack

# "Slang" # "Can't Keep Away from the Flame" # "

When Love & Hate Collide "When Love & Hate Collide" is a power ballad by British rock band Def Leppard from their 1995 greatest hits album '' Vault'', written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage. It was originally written and demoed for ''Adrenalize'', but not finalized unt ...

(Strings & Piano only version)"

Charts

References

Def Leppard songs 1996 singles Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Songs written by Phil Collen Songs written by Joe Elliott Songs written by Vivian Campbell Songs written by Rick Savage 1996 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub