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"Long, Long Way to Go"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album X
Released14 April 2003
Length4:38
Label
  • Bludgeon Riffola
  • Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pete Woodroffe
  • Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
" Four Letter Word"
(2002)
"Long, Long Way to Go"
(2003)
" No Matter What"
(2005)
Music video
"Def Leppard - Long Long Way To Go" on YouTube

"Long, Long Way to Go" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, from their studio album X (2002). [1] The song was later included on the Best of Def Leppard compilation album in 2004. Released as a single, it remains Def Leppard's last UK Top 40 hit single, reaching number 40 in April 2003.

Track listing

CD

  1. "Long, Long Way to Go"
  2. "10 X Bigger Than Love"
  3. " Now" (acoustic)
  4. "Long, Long Way to Go" (video)

DVD

  1. "Long, Long Way to Go" (video—contains "mouse" scene)
  2. "Gimme a Job" (audio)
  3. " Now" (30 second video clip)
  4. " Pour Some Sugar on Me" (30 second video clip)
  5. " Animal" (30 second video clip)
  6. " Hysteria" (30 second video clip)

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
UK Singles ( OCC) [2] 40

Lionel Richie version

"Long Long Way to Go"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Just for You
Released2004
Length4:21
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lionel Richie singles chronology
" Just for You"
(2004)
"Long Long Way to Go"
(2004)
"I Still Believe"
(2004)
Audio
"Long Long Way To Go" on YouTube

In 2004, American singer Lionel Richie re-recorded "Long, Long Way to Go" for his seventh studio album Just for You (2004). Production on his version was helmed by Ric Wake, featuring additional production from Richie Jones. [3] The song was released as the album's second single and reached the top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. [4]

Track listings

CD maxi single [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Long Long Way to Go" (Radio edit)
4:20
2."I Still Believe"Taylor4:53
3."Still"
  • Richie
  • Barry
  • Taylor
Taylor3:14
4."Medley"  4:41

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [5] 93
Germany ( Official German Charts) [6] 54
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [4] 20

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 21 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Def Leppard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Just for You (booklet). Lionel Richie. Island Records. 2004.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  4. ^ a b "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b " Lionel Richie – Long Long Way to Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ " Lionel Richie – Long Long Way to Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 November 2020.