Wasted (Def Leppard song)

"Wasted"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album On Through the Night
Released	1979
Format	Vinyl single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Heavy metal Hard rock
Length	3:45
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Joe Elliot, Steve Clark
Producer	Nick Tauber with Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Wasted" (1979) "Rock Brigade" (1980)

"Wasted" is a 1979 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their debut album On Through the Night. This was the band's first proper single, and the recording featured on the single is a different version from the On Through the Night LP. The B-Side on the single is "Hello America", which is also a different recording from the LP. These alternate, single-only versions of "Wasted" and "Hello America" have never been released on CD, except for on bootlegs. The record was produced by Nick Tauber, whom the band selected because of his previous clients, particularly Thin Lizzy. Two other songs, "Rock Brigade" (also a re-recording) and "Glad I'm Alive," were recorded during the session but were shelved when the band's management were displeased with the production, thus resulting in "Wasted" and "Hello America" being released as a single. Tauber's versions of "Rock Brigade" and "Glad I'm Alive" remain unreleased.

Track listing

UK Vinyl, 7", Single

1. "Wasted"
2. "Hello America"