When Love & Hate Collide

"When Love & Hate Collide"
LEPCD14
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
B-side	"Can't Keep Away from the Flame"
Written	1990
Released	2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:18
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Joe Elliott Rick Savage
Producer(s)	Def Leppard Pete Woodroofe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Action" (1994) "When Love & Hate Collide" (1995) "Slang" (1996)
Limited Edition artwork
LEPDD14

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [4] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 28 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 6 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [7] 41 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 16 Germany (GfK) [9] 67 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [10] 27 Ireland (IRMA) [11] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 27 Scotland (OCC) [14] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 36 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 2 UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [17] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [18] 58 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [19] 39 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [20] 29

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position UK Singles (OCC) [21] 54 Chart (1996) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [22] 64 US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard) [23] 99

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	2 October 1995	CD1 cassette	Mercury	[24]
	9 October 1995	CD2		[25]
United States	24 October 1995	Contemporary hit radio		[26]

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