DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Talks DIAMOND STAR HALOS Single KICK On BBC Radio 2

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Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott talked about Kick from the new Diamond Star Halos album on BBC Radio 2 recently.

'Diamond Star Halos' is the band's 12th studio album.

As announced on 17th March it will be released on Friday 27th May 2022.

The first single 'Kick' was issued the same day.

The song has now been added to the BBC Radio 2 playlist in the UK.

On the day of release Joe appeared briefly on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show to introduce the song.

He also spoke a little bit about the new album when introducing the track.

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Zoe Ball/Joe Elliott - Radio 2 Show Quotes

Zoe Ball - "OK you've waited long enough. Something new to 2. World Exclusive from Def Leppard."

Zoe Ball - "Brand new single. First in seven years."

Zoe Ball - "It is called Kick. Enjoy."

Joe Elliott - "Good morning to all the Radio 2 listeners. It's me. It's Joe Elliott from Def Leppard."

"And yes we've got a world exclusive for you. This is the first play anywhere on the Planet of our brand new single Kick."

"A song along with 14 others that was recorded entirely remotely during lockdown."

"It was the last song to be written for the new album but it becomes the first song to be released."

"So without further ado this is Kick on BBC Radio 2."

Zoe Ball - "Def Leppard brand new from them. Joe Elliott on the Breakfast show."

Zoe Ball - "That is huge. What a brilliant record. Already everybody loving it. Brand new from Def Leppard. It is called Kick. Enjoy."

Listen to the show here with Joe's part starting at 1 hour and 24 minutes in..

Buy 'Diamond Star Halos' Online

Amazon - Regular CD
Amazon - Deluxe CD
Amazon - Vinyl
Amazon - MP3

Diamond Star Halos - Regular UK/World Tracklisting

01 - Take What You Want - 4:14
02 - Kick - 3:42 - (Collen) - Amazon - (MP3)
03 - Fire It Up - 3:19
04 - This Guitar [feat. Alison Krauss] - 3:50
05 - SOS Emergency - 3:25
06 - Liquid Dust - 4:01
07 - U Rok Mi - 3:33
08 - Goodbye For Good This Time - 4:27
09 - All We Need - 4:46
10 - Open Your Eyes - 4:19
11 - Gimme A Kiss - 3:12
12 - Angels (Can’t Help You Now) - 4:57
13 - Lifeless [feat. Alison Krauss] - 4:19 - (Collen/Elliott)
14 - Unbreakable - 3:46
15 - From Here To Eternity - 5:37

Producer - Def Leppard
Producer - Ronan McHugh
Total Time - 61mins
Release Date - 27th May 2022

Diamond Star Halos - Press Quotes

Diamond Star Halos is the brand new album from Def Leppard, their first since their chart topping self-titled Def Leppard record in 2015.

Written by the band over the past two years it features 15 tracks including the anthemic, stadium-ready singles “Kick” and “Fire It Up”, with guest vocals

from Alison Krauss on “This Guitar” and “Lifeless”.

The album title references T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” with nods to T.Rex, David Bowie and Mott The Hoople across the album, which mixes the sound of their classic spirit with modern fire.

Diamond Star Halos (Deluxe) - Tracklisting

01 - Take What You Want - 4:14
02 - Kick - 3:42 - (Collen) - Amazon - (MP3)
03 - Fire It Up - 3:19
04 - This Guitar [feat. Alison Krauss] - 3:50
05 - SOS Emergency - 3:25
06 - Liquid Dust - 4:01
07 - U Rok Mi - 3:33
08 - Goodbye For Good This Time - 4:27
09 - All We Need - 4:46
10 - Open Your Eyes - 4:19
11 - Gimme A Kiss - 3:12
12 - Angels (Can’t Help You Now) - 4:57
13 - Lifeless [feat. Alison Krauss] - 4:19 - (Collen/Elliott)
14 - Unbreakable - 3:46
15 - From Here To Eternity - 5:37