Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)
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"Stand Up" is a 1993 single by British
hard rock
band Def Leppard
from their multi-platinum album Adrenalize
. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Album Rock charts, and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100
. This was the fourth single off the Adrenalize album.
Phil Collen
, according to a statement on the Rock of Ages and Best Of compilations albums, says that this song was written at Wisseloord Studios
while Def Leppard was recording the album Hysteria. It was written by Collen and Steve Clark
. This song was not included on Hysteria, since the band thought it was very similar to the song "Hysteria
".
was directed by Matt Mahurin, and features Def Leppard managers Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein as a business man and baseball
player, respectively. Filming took place on 26 October 1992. The outdoors footage was captured near Central Park
in New York City
.
A censored version blurs the naked couple on the close up scene.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
from their multi-platinum album Adrenalize
Adrenalize
-Deluxe Edition :*Tracks 1-4 are taken from the band's Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face EP, recorded at Bonn, Germany, on 29 May 1992*Tracks 5 & 6 taken from "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" single....
. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Album Rock charts, and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. This was the fourth single off the Adrenalize album.
Phil Collen
Phil Collen
Philip Kenneth "Phil" Collen is the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for English rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete Willis.-Early years:...
, according to a statement on the Rock of Ages and Best Of compilations albums, says that this song was written at Wisseloord Studios
Wisseloord Studios
The Wisseloord Studio is a recording studio in Hilversum, Netherlands. It was officially opened on 19 January 1978 by Prince Claus.The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram artists to record in a professional environment. Initially there were three studios,...
while Def Leppard was recording the album Hysteria. It was written by Collen and Steve Clark
Steve Clark
Stephen Maynard Clark was an English musician, co-lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard up until his death in 1991 due to a combination of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs...
. This song was not included on Hysteria, since the band thought it was very similar to the song "Hysteria
Hysteria (Def Leppard song)
"Hysteria" is a song by British hard rock band Def Leppard. It served as the titular third single from their 1987 multi-platinum album of the same name. "Hysteria" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100...
".
Video
The music videoMusic video
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was directed by Matt Mahurin, and features Def Leppard managers Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein as a business man and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, respectively. Filming took place on 26 October 1992. The outdoors footage was captured near Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
A censored version blurs the naked couple on the close up scene.
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- "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
- "She's Too Tough"
- "Elected (Live)"
- "Let's Get Rocked (Live)"