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'''Paper Sun''' is a single by British band [[Def Leppard]] from their 9th album [[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]. It charted at #11 on the [[US Mainstream Rock]] Charts. It failed to chart elsewhere, however. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album [[Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection]].
'''Paper Sun''' is a single by English band [[Def Leppard]] from their 9th album ''[[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]''. It charted at #11 on the [[US Mainstream Rock]] Charts. It failed to chart elsewhere, however. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album [[Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Lyrically, the song is about the [[Omagh bombing]] which occurred on August 15, 1998.
Lyrically, the song is about the [[Omagh bombing]] of 15 August 1998.
After being omitted from tour set lists since the Euphoria World Tour in 2000, the song returned to Def Leppard's set list for their [[Def Leppard World Tour 2015|2015 World Tour]] with [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]] and [[Styx (band)|Styx]].
After being omitted from tour set lists since the Euphoria World Tour in 2000, the song returned to Def Leppard's set list for their [[Def Leppard World Tour 2015|2015 World Tour]] with [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]] and [[Styx (band)|Styx]] and was played during the 2019 [[Def Leppard discography|Las Vegas Residency ]].


==Charts==
==Charts==

Latest revision as of 13:53, 25 October 2024

"Paper Sun"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Euphoria
Released1999
Recorded1998
Length5:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Def Leppard
  • Pete Woodroffe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Promises"
(1999) 		"Paper Sun"
(1999) 		"Goodbye"
(1999)

Paper Sun is a single by English band Def Leppard from their 9th album Euphoria. It charted at #11 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts. It failed to chart elsewhere, however. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.

Overview

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Lyrically, the song is about the Omagh bombing of 15 August 1998. After being omitted from tour set lists since the Euphoria World Tour in 2000, the song returned to Def Leppard's set list for their 2015 World Tour with Tesla and Styx and was played during the 2019 Las Vegas Residency .

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[1] 11

References

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  1. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.


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