Santana featuring Chris Daughtry Chart (2011–12) Rick Savage – bass guitar, backing vocalsĬharts Original version Weekly charts Chart (1983).Phil Collen – guitar solo, additional rhythm guitar, backing vocals.Steve Clark – lead guitar, backing vocals.In 2015, Loudwire ranked the song number one on their list of the 10 greatest Def Leppard songs, and in 2017, Billboard placed it number two on their list of the 15 best Def Leppard songs. It was also listed as the 17th-greatest song of the past 25 years by VH1. In 2009 it was named the 13th-greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.
"Photograph" is widely considered one of Def Leppard's best songs and one of the best rock songs of all time. "Photograph", however, is harsh on the singer's vocals (especially as time wears on) due to the song's high notes. During these performances, Elliott attempts to rile the crowd into singing along by saying "Come on, sing it" before the first chorus. The song is traditionally the final song of the concert, often used during the encore (as well as fellow Pyromania track " Rock of Ages"). "Photograph" has been performed at every Def Leppard concert tour since its release. The video aired in heavy rotation on MTV. It featured the video debut of their co-lead guitarist Phil Collen. The music video was directed by David Mallet and was shot on 2 December 1982 (bassist Rick Savage's 22nd birthday), in Battersea, London, England. There are several appearances of a lookalike impersonating Marilyn Monroe in the video, for the song is actually about the star and lead singer Joe Elliott's declaration that he does not just "want photograph" but that is all he has of her, and he must admire her from afar. The uncensored version shows a knife scene at the beginning, and on the censored version of the video, it is almost the same except the knife scene is replaced with a stationary black cat among other minor bits removed. There are two slightly different versions of the music video. The song has been described as glam metal, hard rock, and power pop.
It was also featured in the DLC release of Rock Band 3, in 2011. In 2013, the song was featured in the Grand Theft Auto V video game, on the Los Santos Rock Radio station. The performance was nominated for both Wide Open Country Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. In 2008, they performed the song with country pop singer Taylor Swift on CMT Crossroads. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, where it stayed for six weeks, and No. Their lead vocalist Joe Elliott has described the song as generally about "something you can't ever get your hands on". It is the lead single from the band's third studio album, Pyromania (1983). " Photograph" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
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