Foolin'
1983 single by Def Leppard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the song by Def Leppard. For the song by Dionne Bromfield, see Foolin' (Dionne Bromfield song).
"Fooling" redirects here. For the meaning of the term, see fooling.
"Foolin'" is a 1983 single by English heavy metal band Def Leppard from their diamond album Pyromania. When released as a single later that year, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Quick Facts Single by Def Leppard, from the album Pyromania ...
"Foolin'" | ||||
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Single by Def Leppard | ||||
from the album Pyromania | ||||
B-side | "Comin' Under Fire" | |||
Released | September 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
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Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Foolin'" on YouTube | ||||
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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."[3] Ultimate Classic Rock described the song as a "mid-tempo rocker".[4]