1 Year Ago DEF LEPPARD Release WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE (Drastic Symphonies Version)
Def Leppard 2023
Def Leppard released the When Love And Hate Collide Drastic Symphonies version single on this day in 2023 ahead of the album.
The album Drastic Symphonies was released on Friday 19th May 2023.
The album will feature 16 classic Def Leppard songs reworked and reimagined with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London.
The first single 'Animal' was released to digital and streaming services on the same day as the announcement.
When Love & Hate Collide 2023
The Drastic Symphonies version of 'When Love & Hate Collide' was released on 17th May 2023 as the third single from the album.
It followed the 'Animal' and 'Hysteria' singles.
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Single - When Love & Collide (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
01 - When Love & Hate Collide - 4:16 - Amazon - (MP3)
- Producer - Def Leppard/Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
- Mixer - Ronan McHugh
- Release Date - 17th May 2023
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Drastic Symphonies (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - Tracklisting
- 01 - Turn To Dust - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:29
- 02 - Paper Sun - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:33
- 03 - Animal - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:03
- 04 - Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version) - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:26
- 05 - Hysteria - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:56
- 06 - Love Bites - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 6:41
- 07 - Goodbye For Good This Time - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:26
- 08 - Love - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 3:55
- 09 - Gods Of War - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 6:45
- 10 - Angels (Can't Help You Now) - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:58
- 11 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:33
- 12 - Switch 625 - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 3:04
- 13 - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:55 - (Blu-ray/Digital Only)
- 14 - Too Late For Love - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 5:37
- 15 - When Love & Hate Collide - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - 4:16
- 16 - Kings Of The World - (Def Leppard with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - 6:19
- Producer - Def Leppard/Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
- Mixer - Ronan McHugh
- Record Label - Universal Music Recordings/Bludgeon Riffola
- Total Time - 82 mins
- Release Date - 19th May 2023
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Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies - Press Quotes 16th March 2023
Joe Elliott
"Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path - working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example."
"So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, to a man we all jumped at it."
"Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up."
Phil Collen
"When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested we were honoured. But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings."
"We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand-new way that would involve making everything work in the context of ‘Drastic Symphonies’."
"Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe and literally making a new album."
" It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. An absolute team effort that took a good part of a year."
"It’s a new Def Leppard album, it’s a greatest hits plus album, with some rarely heard songs, it’s a live RPO album and we think it’s perfect. We’re so proud of how ‘Drastic Symphonies’ turned out and can’t wait to share it to the world."
When Love & Hate Collide (feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - Song Credits
- Producer - Ronan McHugh/Nick Patrick
- Mixer - Ronan McHugh
- Main Artist - Def Leppard
- Featured Artist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vocals - Joe Elliott
- Background Vocalist - Phil Collen
- Guitar - Phil Collen
- Background Vocalist - Vivian Campbell
- Guitar - Vivian Campbell
- Background Vocalist - Rick Savage
- Bass Guitar - Rick Savage
- Background Vocalist - Rick Allen
- Drums - Rick Allen
- Studio Personnel - Ronan McHugh
- Mastering Engineer - Joe LaPorta
- Studio Personnel - Joe LaPorta
- Engineer - Simon Rhodes
- Studio Personnel - Simon Rhodes
- Main Artist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Main Artist - Robert Ziegler
- Conductor - Robert Ziegler
- Main Artist - Ian Maclay
- Orchestra Contractor - Ian Maclay
- Associated Performer - Ian Maclay
- String Arranger - Eric Gorfain
- Associated Performer - Eric Gorfain
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