Let's Get Rocked

"Let's Get Rocked" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth studio album, Adrenalize (1992). Released in March 1992, the song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. It was the band's first release after the death of guitarist Steve Clark.

"Let's Get Rocked"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side	"Only After Dark" "Too Late for Love" (live) "Women" (live)
Released	16 March 1992 (1992-03-16)[1]
Genre	Hard rock glam metal[2]
Length	4:56
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Joe Elliott Phil Collen Rick Savage Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)	Mike Shipley Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Rocket" (1989) "Let's Get Rocked" (1992) "Make Love Like a Man" (1992)
Music video
"Let's Get Rocked" on YouTube

Background and release

The lyrics are about a teenager disobeying the orders of his parents. According to a Joe Elliott statement on the Rock of Ages and Best Of compilation albums, this song was an escapism since the band was working on the "White Lightning" song and felt like doing something to lighten the atmosphere. Thus, this song wound up being the last song written for the album, inspired by The Simpsons character Bart Simpson.^[3] According to Elliott, the song was written in 2 and a half days and recorded in 10 days.^[4]

Music video

The song was accompanied by a then state-of-the-art computer-animated music video directed by Steve Barron. The video consists of the band playing in a computer generated stadium on top of an LED lit stage in the shape of the flag of the United Kingdom, along with CGI animated scenes featuring a character named Flynn. Flynn is seen in various moments of a typical day of a teenager's life, which include being berated by his father to do chores, or sexual activity from his girlfriend.

This video is not only the band's first without Steve Clark, who died the previous year, but their only video as a four-piece. Guitarist Vivian Campbell had not yet been selected to replace Clark. As such, initial live performances of the song were as a four-piece before Campbell joined the band.

Track listings

12-inch maxi (Bludgeon Riffola) / DEFXP 7 – UK / INT 866 587-1 / picture disc

This 12-inch single picture disc has a blue eye graphic in the cover. On the back side of the picture disc has the band's picture. The back cardboard has the 12-inch single information and the same band picture. Pictures by Pamela Springsteen. Artwork and Design by Andie Airfix at Satori.

1. "Let's Get Rocked"
2. "Only After Dark"
3. "Too Late for Love" (live)

Track 3 was recorded at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado on 12 & 13 February 1988^[5]

CD maxi (Bludgeon Riffola) / DEFCD 7 – UK / 866-591-2 – INT

1. "Let's Get Rocked"
2. "Only After Dark"
3. "Women" (live)

Track 3 was recorded at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado on 12 & 13 February 1988^[5]

7-inch single: Bludgeon Riffola / DEF 7 (UK)

1. "Let's Get Rocked" – 4:56
2. "Only After Dark" – 4:02

Cassette single: Bludgeon Riffola / 866 586-4 / DEFMC 7 (UK)

1. "Let's Get Rocked"
2. "Only After Dark"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 30 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 3 Denmark (IFPI)[10] 6 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 9 Europe (European Hit Radio)[12] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 4 France (SNEP)[14] 23 France Airplay (Music & Media)[15] 20 Germany (GfK)[16] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 4 Japan (Osakan Hot 100)[18] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[22] 2 Portugal (AFP)[23] 5 Spain Airplay (Music & Media)[24] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[28] 15 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[29] 1 US Cash Box Top 100[30] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Australia (ARIA)[31] 72 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[32] 46 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[33] 36 Japan (Osakan Hot 100)[34] 22 Sweden (Topplistan)[35] 91 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 20 UK Singles (OCC)[37] 82 US Billboard Hot 100[38] 98 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[39] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.