"Now" | ||||
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Single by Def Leppard | ||||
from the album X | ||||
Released | 5 August 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001-02 | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
The music video (directed by The Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.
In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.
In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.
The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Canada ( Nielsen SoundScan) [2] | 29 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [3] | 72 |
Poland ( Polish Airplay Charts) [4] | 26 |
Portugal ( AFP) [5] | 10 |
Scotland ( OCC) [6] | 22 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 57 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 84 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [9] | 23 |
UK Rock & Metal ( OCC) [10] | 2 |
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard) [11] | 40 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard) [12] | 26 |