Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection

Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by Def Leppard
Released	17 May 2005
Recorded	1979–2005
Genre	Glam metal
Length	2:34:52
Label	Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/Island
Def Leppard chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the North American version of the second compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The two-disc anthology featuring 35 hit songs by the band and was released in North America on 17 May 2005. The album charted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Release

Its worldwide release equivalent, Best of Def Leppard, has a slightly different track listing, different artwork, different "previously unreleased" song and was released on 25 October 2004.

This is the only Def Leppard hits compilation (as of now) that features the full-length version of "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" that fades into the instrumental "Switch 625" .

Originally released only in North America, Rock of Ages was released in Europe on 28 January 2008.

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Historia video version)	Steve Clark Phil Collen Joe Elliott Robert John "Mutt" Lange Rick Savage	Hysteria, 1987	4:52
2.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Pete Willis	Pyromania, 1983	4:08
3.	"Love Bites"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:47
4.	"Let's Get Rocked"	Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize, 1992	4:56
5.	"Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic version)	Elliott	Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993	4:19
6.	"Animal"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:03
7.	"Heaven Is"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize	3:34
8.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:34
9.	"Rocket" (Visualize video version)	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:07
10.	"When Love & Hate Collide"	Elliott Savage	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995	4:17
11.	"Armageddon It"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:22
12.	"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"	Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	5:19
13.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:08
14.	"Hysteria"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:56
15.	"Miss You in a Heartbeat" (Acoustic version)	Collen	Retro Active	4:04
16.	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry, 1981	4:33
17.	"Switch 625" (Instrumental)	Clark	High 'n' Dry	3:23

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	Pyromania	3:55
2.	"Let It Go"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry	4:44
3.	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"	Clark Elliott Savage	High 'n' Dry	3:44
4.	"Too Late for Love"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	Pyromania	4:29
5.	"No Matter What"	Pete Ham	New song; later released on Yeah!, 2006	2:53
6.	"Promises"	Collen Lange	Euphoria, 1999	3:59
7.	"Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"	Clark Elliott	High 'n' Dry	4:07
8.	"Women"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:42
9.	"Another Hit and Run"	Elliott Savage	High 'n' Dry	4:59
10.	"Slang"	Collen Elliott	Slang, 1996	2:39
11.	"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	4:33
12.	"Rock Brigade"	Clark Elliott Savage	On Through the Night, 1980	3:11
13.	"Now"	Rick Allen Vivian Campbell Collen Elliott Marti Frederiksen Savage	X, 2002	3:58
14.	"Paper Sun"	Campbell Collen Savage Pete Woodroffe	Euphoria	5:27
15.	"Work It Out"	Campbell	Slang	4:49
16.	"Die Hard the Hunter"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	Pyromania	6:17
17.	"Wasted"	Clark Elliott	On Through the Night	3:44
18.	"Billy's Got a Gun" (Edited version)	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	Pyromania	5:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3
US Billboard 200^[5]	10

Chart (2008)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	197

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[9]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ "Allmusic (Def Leppard charts and awards) Billboard albums".
^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Def Leppard – Rock Of Ages - Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Def Leppard". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

External links

Official website
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Rolling Stone review

[3] "Allmusic (Def Leppard charts and awards) Billboard albums".

[ac_BillboardCanada_Def_Leppard-4] "Def Leppard Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Def_Leppard-5] "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Def_Leppard-6] "Charts.nz – Def Leppard – Rock Of Ages - Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[CanadaDef_LeppardRock_of_AgesalbumCertRef-8] "Canadian album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[9] "New Zealand album certifications – Def Leppard". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[United_StatesDef_LeppardRock_of_AgesalbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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Def Leppard
Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Pete Willis Steve Clark
Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos
Live albums	Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard The Story So Far – The Best Of The Early Years 79–81 Drastic Symphonies
EPs	The Def Leppard E.P.
Singles	"Wasted" "Hello America" "Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love" "Animal" "Women" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket" "Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Heaven Is" "Tonight" "Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" “Miss You in a Heartbeat” "Action" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh" "Promises" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Now" "Four Letter Word" "Long, Long Way to Go" "No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy" "C'mon C'mon" "Undefeated"
Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Concert tours	Adrenalize World Tour Slang World Tour Viva! Hysteria Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour World Tour 2015 Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour The Stadium Tour The World Tour
Related	Discography Members Songs Awards and nominations Cybernauts Man Raze Down 'n' Outz Gogmagog Jeff Rich Frank Noon
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