High 'n' Dry

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High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry.jpg
Cover art by Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Def Leppard
Released6 July 1981 (1981-07-06)
RecordedMarch–June 1981 [1]
Studio Battery (London)
Genre
Length42:15
Label Vertigo
Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard chronology
On Through the Night
(1980)		High 'n' Dry
(1981)		 Pyromania
(1983)
Singles from High 'n' Dry
  1. "Let It Go"
    Released: 14 August 1981 (UK) [2]
  2. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
    Released: 13 November 1981 (US)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)SolosLength
1."Let It Go"
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Clark
  • ride out licks - Willis
4:43
2."Another Hit and Run"
  • 1st - Clark
  • 2nd - Willis
4:59
3."High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"
  • Clark
  • Savage
  • Elliott
Willis3:27
4."Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  • Clark
  • Willis
  • Elliott
Clark4:34
5."Switch 625" (instrumental)ClarkClark3:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)SolosLength
6."You Got Me Runnin'"
  • Willis
  • Clark
  • Elliott
Willis4:23
7."Lady Strange"
Clark4:39
8."On Through the Night"
  • Clark
  • Savage
  • Elliott
Clark5:06
9."Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
Clark4:08
10."No No No"
  • Savage
  • Willis
  • Elliott
Willis3:13
1984 & 2018 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)SolosLength
11."Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (remix)
  • Clark
  • Willis
  • Elliott
Clark4:33 [17]
12."Me & My Wine" (remix)
  • Savage
  • Clark
  • Elliott
Clark3:40

Personnel

Def Leppard
Production

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 31
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 26
US Billboard 200 [20] 38
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 52

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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