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Euphoria by Def Leppard, album cover
Album

Euphoria

by Def Leppard
Released8 June 1999
LabelBludgeon Riffola
Popularity39.7
rockhard rockheavy metalmetal
Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗Apple Music ↗Deezer ↗Podcast cover

Euphoria is Def Leppard's seventh studio album, released on 8 June 1999 in the United States and a week later in the UK. It followed 1996's Slang, a record that moved away from their familiar approach, and here the band turned back towards the sound that made their name in the 1980s. They produced it themselves alongside Pete Woodroffe.

It is a good one to hear if you want to know how the Sheffield band sounded as the decade closed. It reached No. 11 on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, and "Promises" climbed to the top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. For fans who loved the polish of their earlier records, it makes a welcome return to that territory.

Euphoria: tracklist, credits and charts

13 tracks · 51:03

Tracklist

  1. 1Demolition ManCampbell, Collen, Elliott3:24
  2. 2PromisesPhil Collen and Robert John “Mutt” Lange4:00
  3. 3Back in Your FacePhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:20
  4. 4GoodbyeRick Savage3:36
  5. 5All NightPhil Collen and Robert John “Mutt” Lange3:38
  6. 6Paper SunCampbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage, Woodruff5:27
  7. 7It’s Only LoveCampbell, Elliott, Lange, Savage4:06
  8. 821st Century Sha La La La GirlCollen, Elliott, Savage4:07
  9. 9To Be AliveVivian Campbell and PJ Smith3:53
  10. 10DisintegratePhil Collen2:51
  11. 11GuiltyCampbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage, Woodroffe3:47
  12. 12Day After DayCampbell, Collen, Elliott4:36
  13. 13Kings of OblivionCollen, Elliott, Savage4:18
Produced by
Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe
Recorded at
Joe’s Garage, The Town House, Joe's Garage, Studios 1 and 2 (Dublin, Ireland)
Recorded
May 1998 – March 1999
Mixed by
Pete Woodroffe
Mixed at
The Town House
Engineered by
Ger McDonnell, Ronan McHugh, Pete Woodroffe
Label
Bludgeon Riffola
Length
51:03

Line-up

  • Rick Allen · drums (drum set)
  • Vivian Campbell · guitar, vocals
  • Phil Collen · guitar, vocals
  • Damon Hill · guitar · guest
  • Rick Savage · bass guitar, vocals
  • Joe Elliott · lead vocals
  • Def Leppard · guest
  • Robert John “Mutt” Lange · vocals, guitar · guest
  • Ciaran McGoldrick · body percussion, background vocals · guest
  • Gary Sullivan · body percussion, background vocals · guest
  • Ricky Warwick · body percussion, background vocals · guest

Singles

  • “Promises” · 24 May 1999
  • “Paper Sun” · 24 August 1999
  • “Goodbye” · 20 September 1999
  • “Day After Day” · 11 January 2000
  • “21st Century Sha La La La Girl” · 20 June 2000

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 199911
US Billboard 200 · 199911
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 19991
Swedish Albums · 19997
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 199911
German Albums · 199914
Swiss Albums · 199914
Finnish Albums · 199916
Scottish Albums · 199920
Norwegian Albums · 199930
All 14 charts
Canadian Albums (RPM) · 199932
Austrian Albums · 199948
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 199959
French Albums · 199963

Certifications

RegionCertification
CanadaGold
Japan · 1999Gold
United StatesGold

From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.

39.7
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
857
ListenBrainz listeners
40k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
3.3k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz8 June 1999
Wikipedia infobox8 June 1999
Wikidata1999
US release8 June 1999earliest US date
UK / Europe release14 June 1999earliest UK or European date
12 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—USBludgeon Riffola731454621229other
1999XEBludgeon Riffola731454630726other
1999AUBludgeon Riffola0731454641326other
1999INBludgeon Riffolaother
8 June 1999USMercury Records731454621229original
14 June 1999GBBludgeon Riffola731454630726deluxe
14 June 1999GBBludgeon Riffola731454621229other
28 September 1999JPMercury Records4988011362583other
19 January 2018AFBludgeon Riffola602567393641other
19 January 2018DZBludgeon Riffola602567393658other
5 August 2022XEBludgeon Riffola602567313847other
25 October 2023JPUMC4988031597590other
Cover art sources

coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000

SourceSizeVerdict
coverartarchive ✓3000×3000native: native 3000x3000
itunes3000×3000native
deezer1200×1200upscaled
fanarttv1000×1000upscaled