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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Adrenalize
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Def Leppard]]
| Cover = Def Leppard - Adrenalize.jpg
| Released = {{start date|1992|3|31}}
| Recorded = 1989-1991 in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Eire]]
| Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]]<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/adrenalize-1?cat=entertainment Adrenalize 1992: Album review and songs from Answers.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, [[pop rock]]<ref>[http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fiftxqr5ldke allmusic ((( Adrenalize > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Length = 45:24
| Label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| Producer = [[Mike Shipley]] and Def Leppard
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kudsyl4jxpbb~T1 link]
* {{Review-Christgau|dud|artist=1871}}
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/defleppard/albums/album/307670/review/5943488/adrenalize link]
| Last album = ''[[Hysteria (album)|Hysteria]]'' <br /> (1987)
| This album = '''''Adrenalize''''' <br /> (1992)
| Next album = ''[[Retro Active]]'' <br /> (1993)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Adrenalize
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Let's Get Rocked]]
| Single 1 date = March 1992
| Single 2 = [[Make Love Like a Man]]
| Single 2 date = June 1992
| Single 3 = [[Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad]]
| Single 3 date = September 1992
| Single 4 = [[Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)]]
| Single 4 date = December 1992 (US)
| Single 5 = [[Heaven Is]]
| Single 5 date = January 1993 (UK)
| Single 6 = [[Tonight (Def Leppard song)|Tonight]]
| Single 6 date = March 1993
| Single 7 = I Wanna Touch U
| Single 7 date = June 1993 (Canada)
}}
}}
'''''Adrenalize''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[hard rock]] band [[Def Leppard]], released in 1992. The album was the first by the band following the 1991 death of guitarist [[Steve Clark]]. It was produced by [[Mike Shipley]] and [[Def Leppard]], with [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] as executive producer.
==History==
At the end of the ''[[Hysteria]]'' world tour in October 1988, Def Leppard vowed to the press that their next album would not take another four years to be released, and quickly reconvened weeks later to start work. However, [[Steve Clark]]'s alcoholism was taking a turn for the worse. Whereas touring had kept him sober onstage, offstage his condition was beginning to affect his work in the studio. In addition, [[Mutt Lange]] was unavailable to return as producer as he was working with Canadian rocker [[Bryan Adams]] on ''[[Waking up the Neighbours]]''.
The band chose to produce the album themselves. Steve's problems did not help to advance progress and in fact, was starting to set them back. In late 1989, Clark would be found unconscious in a gutter in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota. He was immediately sent to rehab, and band members (along with Lange) started attending confrontational therapy to attempt to shame him into defeating his addictions. In a desperate move to help their friend, guitar tech Malvin Mortimer would be assigned to keep a 24 hour watch on Clark, according to [[Joe Elliott]], it was a difficult task.
None of this would prove to be fruitful, and in August 1990 the band granted Clark a six-month leave of absence. While it was hoped that this break would free him of any stresses, the band seemed resigned to the fact that they could no longer do anything for Clark.
On [[January 8]] [[1991]], [[Steve Clark]] was found dead in his [[London]] home by his girlfriend Janie Dean. The coroner's report revealed that Clark had died of an accidental mix of [[alcohol]] with [[painkillers]] and [[anti-depressants]] that led to compression of the [[brain stem]].
After a short period of uncertainty about the band's future, the remaining members decided to resume work on the album. Former Lange engineer [[Mike Shipley]] was hired as co-producer, while Lange maintained a minor role via phone calls and demos sent to him.
A search for Clark's replacement was held off until after the completion of the album, and recording sessions progressed quickly in the year that followed. On [[March 31]] [[1992]], ''Adrenalize'' was released worldwide. While some reviews were favorable (''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine awarded it 4 out of 5 stars), many critics attacked the album for being formulaic and too similar to ''[[Hysteria (album)|Hysteria]]''.
Further complicating matters, ''Adrenalize'' was released during the time when [[grunge]] and [[alternative rock]] bands were breaking into the mainstream at the expense of "[[glam metal|glam/pop metal]]" bands. Nonetheless, ''Adrenalize'' debuted at the number one position in both the UK and the US (quickly going triple platinum there). The album has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.<ref>Album sales - Source BBC News[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A425828]</ref> The album was dedicated to the memory of [[Steve Clark]].
Former [[Dio]] and [[Whitesnake]] guitarist [[Vivian Campbell]], a longtime friend of the band, was brought in as the newest member in April 1992. He appears in all promotional videos for the album's singles (except "Let's Get Rocked"), despite not playing on the album.
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| title1 = [[Let's Get Rocked]]" ([[Phil Collen]], [[Joe Elliott]], [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange|Mutt Lange]], [[Rick Savage]])
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = [[Heaven Is]]" ([[Steve Clark]], Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage)
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = [[Make Love Like a Man]]" (Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange)
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = [[Tonight (Def Leppard song)|Tonight]]" (Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage)
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = [[White Lightning (Def Leppard song)|White Lightning]]" (Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage)
| length5 = 7:03
| title6 = [[Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)]]" (Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange)
| length6 = 4:31
| title7 = Personal Property" (Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage)
| length7 = 4:20
| title8 = [[Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad]]" (Collen, Elliott, Lange)
| length8 = 5:25
| title9 = I Wanna Touch U" ([[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]], Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange)
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = Tear It Down" (Clark, Collen, Elliott, Savage)
| length10 = 3:38
}}
Some CD versions of the album include non-album b-sides as bonus tracks.
==Personnel==
*[[Joe Elliott]] – [[lead vocals|the voice]]
*[[Phil Collen]] – [[electric guitar|all guitars]] except [[acoustic guitar]] on "Tonight", [[Rhyming slang|Cockney rhyming]] [[rap]] on "Make Love Like a Man"
*[[Rick Savage]] – [[bass guitar|Hamer 5-string]], acoustic guitar on "Tonight"
*[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – [[drums|skins]]
===Additional Personnel===
*[[Def Leppard|The Sideways Mob]] – backing vocals
* Phil "Crash" Nicholas – [[keyboards]] on "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
===Production===
*[[Mike Shipley|Mike "Bat Ears" Shipley]] – producer, engineer, mixing
*Def Leppard – producer
*Pete Woodroffe – engineer, programming, sequencing
*[[Robert Lange|Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] – executive producer
*Robert Scovill – assistant engineer
*Bob Ludwig – mastering
*Andie Airfix – art direction
*Pamela Springsteen – photography
==Chart positions==
===Album===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1992)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Australia [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Top 50 Albums Chart
|align="center"|1
|}
==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite album-notes
|title = Adrenalize
|albumlink = Adrenalize
|bandname = Def Leppard
|year = 1992
|format = CD booklet
|publisher = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|publisherid= 314 512 185-2
|location = [[London, England]]
|mbid = 271b6947-5144-4c75-a0d4-4f2066f0346b
}}
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{{succession box
| before = ''[[Wayne's World (soundtrack)]]''<br> by [[Various artists]]
| title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 1992 (USA)|number-one album]]
| years = [[April 18]] - [[May 22]] [[1992]]
| after = ''[[Totally Krossed Out]]'' by [[Kriss Kross]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = ''[[Hepfidelity]]'' by [[Johnny Diesel|Diesel]]
| title = Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 1992 (Australia)|number-one album]]
| years = [[April 12]] - [[April 25]] [[1992]]
| after = ''[[Blood Sugar Sex Magik]]''<br> by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
}}
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