Paper Sun (Def Leppard song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Paper Sun
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Def Leppard
| album = Euphoria
| released = 1999
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:27
| label = {{hlist|Mercury|Bludgeon Riffola}}
| writer = {{hlist|Phil Collen|Vivian Campbell|Joe Elliott|Rick Savage|Pete Woodroffe}}
| producer = {{hlist|Def Leppard|Pete Woodroffe}}
| prev_title = Promises
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Goodbye
| next_year = 1999
}}
Paper Sun is a single by English rock band Def Leppard from their 9th album Euphoria. It charted at #11 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.
Overview
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 |
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|11|artist=Def Leppard|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} |
References
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Category:Songs based on actual events
Category:Songs written by Phil Collen
Category:Songs written by Vivian Campbell
Category:Songs written by Joe Elliott
Category:Songs written by Rick Savage
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
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