Song · Def Leppard
“Rock Brigade” by Def Leppard
From the album On Through the Night (1980)
“Rock Brigade” by Def Leppard appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1999. It was first released in 1980 on the album On Through the Night. Its best result is #279 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #647 hard rock song of all time.
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"Rock Brigade" comes off On Through the Night, the debut album Def Leppard released on 14 March 1980, and the title alone reads like a call to arms. Joe Elliott wrote it with guitarist Steve Clark and bassist Rick Savage and sings it; Clark and Pete Willis trade guitars, Savage holds down the bottom, and Rick Allen drums.
Tom Allom produced, with Louis Austin and Dick Plant engineering, and like most of the record it's a fresh cut of material the band had first put down on early demos. It was one of three singles pulled from the album, along with "Wasted" and "Hello America", the opening salvo from an English rock band just getting started.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 279 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 686 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 721 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 721 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 679 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 623 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
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