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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Hello America
| name = Hello America
| cover = Def-Leppard-HelloAmerica le.jpg
| cover = Def Leppard - Hello America.jpg
| alt =
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| artist = [[Def Leppard]]
| artist = [[Def Leppard]]
| album = [[On Through the Night]]
| album = [[On Through the Night]]
| B-side = "Good Morning Freedom"
| B-side = Good Morning Freedom
| released = 8 February 1980 <small>(UK)</small> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Def+Leppard&titel=Hello+America&cat=s|title=Def Leppard singles}}</ref>
| released = 8 February 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-02-09.pdf|title=Music Week|page=22}}</ref>
| recorded = December 1979
| recorded = December 1979
| studio = {{ubl|[[Tittenhurst Park#Startling Studios|Startling Studios]]|([[Ascot, Berkshire]])}}
| studio = [[Startling Studios|Startling]] ([[Ascot, Berkshire]])
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[hard rock]]}}
| genre =
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
* [[hard rock]]
| length = 3:27
| length = 3:27
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Joe Elliott]]|[[Steve Clark]]|[[Rick Savage]]}}
| writer =
* [[Joe Elliott]]
* [[Steve Clark]]
* [[Rick Savage]]
| producer = [[Tom Allom]]
| producer = [[Tom Allom]]
| prev_title = [[Wasted (Def Leppard song)|Wasted]]
| prev_title = [[Wasted (Def Leppard song)|Wasted]]
| prev_year = 1980
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = [[Rock Brigade]]
| next_title = Rock Brigade
| next_year = 1980
| next_year = 1980
}}
}}
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"'''Hello America'''" is a 1980 song by the English [[hard rock|rock]] band [[Def Leppard]] from their debut album, ''[[On Through the Night]]''.<ref>[http://www.defleppard.com/discography/discography_main.html#album_01 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621232228/http://www.defleppard.com/discography/discography_main.html#album_01 |date=21 June 2007 }}</ref> The lyrics and title of the songs are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America.


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"'''Hello America'''" is a 1980 song by the English [[hard rock|rock]] band [[Def Leppard]] from their debut album, ''[[On Through the Night]]''.<ref>[http://www.defleppard.com/discography/discography_main.html#album_01] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621232228/http://www.defleppard.com/discography/discography_main.html#album_01|date=21 June 2007}}</ref> The lyrics and title of the song are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America.
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The single’s B-side, “Good Morning Freedom” has only been released on cd in 2018 on the rareties volume one cd which was part of the CD Collection Part One boxset. The song was featured on a BBC studio session recorded in 1979 and the show has since been bootlegged. A live version of the song is also included on ''[[Viva! Hysteria]]'', released in October 2013, although Def Leppard have all but disowned ''On Through the Night'' and “Hello America” was one of the first songs to leave the setlist, having never been played live since the release of ''High 'n' Dry''.<ref>[http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/def-leppard-7bd6eac4.html?song=Hello+America ‘Hello America’ in Def Leppard setlists]</ref>


==Background==
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An alternate recording of the song “Hello America” appeared as a b-side on the “Wasted” single, also an alternate recording. Both were recorded a few months earlier than the main album sessions.
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The single's B-side, "Good Morning Freedom" has only been released on CD in 2018 on the ''Rarities: Volume One'' CD which was part of the ''Collection Part One'' box set. The song was featured on a BBC studio session recorded in 1979 and the show has since been bootlegged. A live version of the song is also included on ''[[Viva! Hysteria]]'', released in October 2013, although Def Leppard have all but disowned ''On Through the Night'' and "Hello America" was one of the first songs to leave the setlist, having never been played live since the release of ''High 'n' Dry''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/song/def-leppard/hello-america-2bd63c72.html|title=Hello America by Def Leppard song statistics|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>

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An alternate recording of the song "Hello America" appeared as a B-side on the "Wasted" single, also an alternate recording. Both were recorded a few months earlier than the main album sessions.


==Video==
==Video==
When the song was within the Top 50 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], Mercury Records had the band record a performance for BBC’s ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', provided that the song advanced the following week. However, the song slipped off the charts, and the video never aired. It is, however, included in the band's video ''[[Historia (Def Leppard Video)|Historia]]''. What makes this video unique is that Rick Allen’s drum kit is placed in the front of the stage, while the rest of the band performs behind him. Joe Elliott is wearing a patriotic outfit because of the red and white striped shirt and his blue jeans.
When the song was within the Top 50 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], Mercury Records had the band record a performance for BBC's ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', provided that the song advanced the following week. However, the song slipped off the charts, and the video never aired. It is, however, included in the band's video ''[[Historia (Def Leppard Video)|Historia]]''. What makes this video unique is that Rick Allen's drum kit is placed in the front of the stage, while the rest of the band performs behind him. Joe Elliott is wearing a patriotic outfit because of the red and white striped shirt and his blue jeans.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==

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*[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – drums
=== Def Leppard ===
*[[Steve Clark]] – lead guitar
*[[Joe Elliott]] – lead vocals
*[[Joe Elliott]] – lead vocals
*[[Rick Savage]] – bass guitar
*[[Steve Clark]] – lead guitar
*[[Pete Willis]] – rhythm guitar
*[[Pete Willis]] – rhythm guitar
*[[Rick Savage]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
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*[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – drums


==Additional personnel==
=== Additional personnel ===
*Chris M. Hughes – synthesizer
*Chris M. Hughes – synthesizer


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (1980)
!Chart (1980)
! Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|45|date=1980-03-02|accessdate=September 3, 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|45|date=19800302|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname=refuk}}
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|def-leppard|hello-america}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Def Leppard}}
{{Def Leppard}}

Latest revision as of 14:12, 25 October 2024

"Hello America"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album On Through the Night
B-side"Good Morning Freedom"
Released8 February 1980[1]
RecordedDecember 1979
StudioStartling (Ascot, Berkshire)
Genre
Length3:27
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tom Allom
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Wasted"
(1980) 		"Hello America"
(1980) 		"Rock Brigade"
(1980)

"Hello America" is a 1980 song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their debut album, On Through the Night.[2] The lyrics and title of the song are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America.

Background

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The single's B-side, "Good Morning Freedom" has only been released on CD in 2018 on the Rarities: Volume One CD which was part of the Collection Part One box set. The song was featured on a BBC studio session recorded in 1979 and the show has since been bootlegged. A live version of the song is also included on Viva! Hysteria, released in October 2013, although Def Leppard have all but disowned On Through the Night and "Hello America" was one of the first songs to leave the setlist, having never been played live since the release of High 'n' Dry.[3]

An alternate recording of the song "Hello America" appeared as a B-side on the "Wasted" single, also an alternate recording. Both were recorded a few months earlier than the main album sessions.

Video

[edit]

When the song was within the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart, Mercury Records had the band record a performance for BBC's Top of the Pops, provided that the song advanced the following week. However, the song slipped off the charts, and the video never aired. It is, however, included in the band's video Historia. What makes this video unique is that Rick Allen's drum kit is placed in the front of the stage, while the rest of the band performs behind him. Joe Elliott is wearing a patriotic outfit because of the red and white striped shirt and his blue jeans.

Track listing

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7": Vertigo – Phonogram / LEPP1 (UK)

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  1. "Hello America"
  2. "Good Morning Freedom"

Personnel

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Def Leppard

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Additional personnel

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  • Chris M. Hughes – synthesizer

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 45

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 22.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 21 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Hello America by Def Leppard song statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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