DEF LEPPARD - BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTACHE ]
Gypsy, Sittin' Lookin' Pretty
The Broken Rose With Laughin' Eyes
You're A Mystery, Always Runnin' Wild
Like A Child Without A Home
You're Always Searching, Searching For A Feeling
That It's Easy Come And Easy Go
Oh I'm Sorry But It's True
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Takin' All The Best Of Me
Oh Can't You See?
You Got The Best Of Me
Whoah Can't You See?
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
Can't You See?
Oh Whoah
You're Such A Secret, Misty Eyed And Shady
Lady How You Hold The Key
Oh You're Like A Candle, Your Flame Slowly Fadin'
Burnin' Out And Burnin' Me
Can't You See?
Just Try And Say To You
You're Bringin' On The Heartache
Takin' All The Best Of Me
Oh Can't You See?
You Got The Best Of Me
Whoah Can't You See?
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
Can't You See?
Can't You See?
No No No
You Got The Best Of Me
Oh Can't You See?
You Got The Best Of Me
Whoah Can't You See?
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Bringin' On The Heartache
You're Bringin' On The Heartbreak
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Joe Elliot
Producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange
A Track From Def Leppard's Second Album High 'N' Dry, "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" Was Written By Their Guitarists Steve Clark And Pete Willis Along With Lead Singer Joe Elliott. It's A Big Rock Ballad With A Heartache Theme: Elliott Sings About A Girl Who Won't Let Him Into Her Heart. A Mysterious And Unconstrained Creature She Is, Driving Him Wild With Her Laughin' Eyes. He Can't Stop Thinking About Her, But She's Draining Him, And Soon He'll Have Nothing Left To Give.
This Is One Of Def Leppard's Most Famous Songs, But It Failed To Chart When It Was First Released In 1981, As The Band Was Still Flying Just Under The Radar. After They Hit It Big With Pyromania, The Song Was Remixed And Included On A 1984 Re-Release Of High 'N' Dry. Issued As A Single, The Remix Helped Bridge The Four-Year Gap Between Albums Of Original Material (Due In Part To Drummer Rick Allen Losing An Arm). This Time, "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" Made #61 In The Us.
The Band Released A Very Basic Video For This Song Where They Perform It In A Studio Setting. Mtv Launched Around This Time, So It Got Decent Airplay On The Nascent Network. A Few Years Later, Def Leppard Became Video Stars When Their Clips From The Pyromania Album Took Off On Mtv, Which Had A Significant Viewership By This Time. When The Song Was Re-Released In 1984, It Got A New Video As Well, This Time A Concept Piece Directed By David Mallet. In This One, Joe Elliott Walks Through A Faux Forest, Enters A Warehouse, And Somehow Ends Up Strapped Crucifixion-Style To Some Kind Of Floating Vessel With Fire. Notably Absent: A Girl.
Mariah Carey Covered This On Her 2002 Album, Charmbracelet, Where She Tapped Into Her Famous Whistle Register. When Asked About The Cover, Elliott Told The Las Vegas Sun: "I Think She's Done A Very Good Job. It's Faithful To The Arrangement, But Not Done Like A Rock Song." He Also Noted Her "Astonishing Vocal Gymnastics Toward The End... Make Minnie Riperton Sound Like Tom Waits."