Def Leppard - Rocket (Lunar Mix) (Single Release) (1989)

Def Leppard - Rocket (Lunar Mix) (Single Release) (1989)

The song that name drops 13 references of 70's rock culture! "Rocket", released in 1989, was the 7th and final single off Def Leppard's blockbuster album, "Hysteria". This is the "Lunar Mix" which was released as the single version (the album version ran 6:34). "Rocket" reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and missed the Top 10 on the Cash Box Top 100, where it peaked at #11. The song also reached #5 in both Ireland and New Zealand, #14 in Canada, and #15 in both Australia and the UK. Side note: Mercury Records was considering releasing "Excitable" as the follow-up to "Rocket", but decided to make "Rocket" the final single.