Now (Def Leppard song)
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{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Now
| cover = Def-Leppard-Now2.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Def Leppard
| album = X
| released = 5 August 2002
| recorded = 2001–02
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:58
| label = {{hlist|Bludgeon Riffola|Mercury}}
| writer = {{hlist|Marti Frederiksen|Phil Collen|Rick Savage|Rick Allen|Joe Elliott|Vivian Campbell}}
| producer = {{hlist|Marti Frederiksen|Def Leppard}}
| prev_title = Day After Day
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Four Letter Word
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gfGW4JuwVHw|"Now"}}}}
}}
"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=Official Charts Company - Def Leppard|date=27 May 2012|website=Archive.today|access-date=12 August 2018}}
Music video
The music video (directed by The Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.
In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.
In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.
The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.
Track listing
=CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / 0639822 / Part 1=
- "Now"
- "Love Don't Lie (Demo)"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Rock Brigade"
=CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / 0639812 / Part 2=
- "Now"
- "Let Me Be the One - Demo"
- "Stay With Me"
- "Me and My Wine (Remix)"
=CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / 0639682 (UK) / Part 2=
- "Now"
- "Stay With Me"
- "Rebel Rebel"
Charts
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!Chart (2002) !Peak |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/def-leppard/chart-history/cns/|title=Def Leppard Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2020}}
|align="center"|29 |
| {{single chart|Germany|72|songid=5279|artist=Def Leppard|song=Now|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[https://web.archive.org/web/20040926102811/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_36_2002.html "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002"] Retrieved September 25, 2020.
| style="text-align:center;"|26 |
| Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-10-12.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=42|page=15|date=October 12, 2002|access-date=September 30, 2020}}
|align="center"|10 |
| {{single chart|Scotland|22|date=2002-08-11|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|57|artist=Def Leppard|song=Now|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|84|artist=Def Leppard|song=Now|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|23|date=2002-08-11|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UKrock|2|date=2002-08-11|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|40|artist=Def Leppard|access-date=September 30, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|26|artist=Def Leppard|access-date=September 9, 2020}} |