| "Foolin'" | ||||
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| Single byDef Leppard | ||||
| from the albumPyromania | ||||
| B-side | "Comin' Under Fire" | |||
| Released | August 1983 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Heavy metal[2] | |||
| Length | 4:34 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| "Foolin'" onYouTube | ||||
"Foolin'" is a 1983 single by Englishheavy metal bandDef Leppard from theirdiamond albumPyromania. When released as a single later that year, it reached #9 on theMainstream Rock chart and #28 on the USBillboard Hot 100.[3]
Cash Box said "Foolin'" has "structural similarities to [earlier Def Leppard single] 'Photograph' and follows in that single’s skillful pop blend of melodicism and metallicism."[4]Ultimate Classic Rock described the song as a "mid-tempo rocker".[5]
Themusic video was shot in June 1983 at theRitz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and directed byDavid Mallet.[6] The video shows Elliott escaping from his evil girlfriend in a fantasy sequence, interspersed with scenes of the band performing on a concert stage. It featuresBilly Idol's then-girlfriend Perri Lister playing theharp with her eyes closed. On the video compilationHistoria, the text commentary before this video states, "Indeed, a face without eyes", a pun on Idol's song "Eyes Without a Face". There is also a rare "Performance Only" version of the video, which focuses solely on the concert scenes. This version was briefly shown during theUltimate Albums episode of the making ofPyromania in 2002.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 39 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[8] | 28 |
| USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 9 |
Photograph," "Rock of Ages" and "Foolin'" have become heavy metal anthems
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