"Make Love Like a Man" is a 1992 single by English

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Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), a ...

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Adrenalize ''Adrenalize'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 31 March 1992 through Mercury Records. It is the first album by the band recorded without guitarist Steve Clark who died in 1991 and the only one recorded ...

''. The song reached No. 3 on the

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chart and No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States.

Background

In a

Joe Elliott Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English–Irish rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute ba ...

statement on the ''

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'' compilation album, he stated that this song was not about Def Leppard trying to be "MACHO", and were just trying to be funny about the content of this song. The statement only appears on the UK version of ''Vault'', as the track is not included on the American version. Elliott made a similar note in the album booklet for the later ''Best Of'' compilation, joking that "everyone thought we were turning into

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" and explaining that the band had come to terms with the then-recent death of guitarist

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on the album track "White Lightning" and wanted to have a lighter song on the album. Elliott once said that he would rather not play this song live any more as the lyrics "were a nod too stupid". Despite this, the song still featured occasionally as the first song of the encore during the 2018 Hysteria Tour.

Video

The video was the first to feature

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, who had joined the band when the album was released so he does not appear on the recording.

Track listings

*CD: Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCB 7 (UK) / 866 991-2 (INT) # "Make Love Like a Man" # "

Miss You in a Heartbeat "Miss You in a Heartbeat" is a 1994 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard. The song was released as a single from their album ''Retro Active''. Background Three versions of the song appear on ''Retro Active''; the acoustic version (4:04), ...

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Two Steps Behind "Two Steps Behind" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album ''Retro Active'' and the soundtrack to the film ''Last Action Hero''. It reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, number 12 on th ...

" (Acoustic) *12": Bludgeon Riffola / LEPXP 7 (UK) / INT 866 991-1 / Picture Disc This 12" single picture disc has the ''Adrenalize'' graphic inside an eye in the cover. On the back side of the picture disc has the picture of Phil Collen. The back cardboard has the 12" single information and a band picture. Pictures by Ross Halfin. Artwork and Design by Andie Airfix at Satori. # "Make Love Like a Man" # "Miss You in a Heartbeat" # "Two Steps Behind (Acoustic)" *Cassette Single: Mercury / 864 038-4 (US) # "Make Love Like a Man" # "Miss You in a Heartbeat" *Cassette Single: Bludgeon Riffola / 866 990-4 / LEPMC 7 (UK) # "Make Love Like a Man" # "Miss You in a Heartbeat"

Charts

References

{{authority control Def Leppard songs 1992 songs 1992 singles Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Songs written by Joe Elliott Songs written by Phil Collen Songs written by Steve Clark Music videos directed by Wayne Isham