DEF LEPPARD - ROCKET
Guitar, Drums
White Lights, Strange City, Mad Music
(All Around)
Midnight, Street Magic, Crazy People
(Crazy Sound)
Jack Flash, Rocket Man
Sergeant Pepper And The Band
Ziggy, Benny And The Jets
Ah, Take A Rocket
We Just Gotta Fly
(I Can Take You Through The Center Of The Dark)
We're Gonna Fly
(On A Collision Course To Crash Into My Heart)
I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
Rocket Baby
Come On, I'll Be Your Satellite Of Love
Jet Black, Johnny B
Ah Jean Genie, Killer Queen
Dizzy, Lizzy, Major Tom
So Come On
We Just Gotta Fly
(I Can Take You Through The Center Of The Dark)
We're Gonna Fly
(On A Collision Course To Crash Into My Heart)
I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
Rocket Baby
Come On, I'll Be Your Satellite Of Love
We Just Gotta Fly
(I Can Take You Through The Center Of The Dark)
We're Gonna Fly
(On A Collision Course To Crash Into My Heart)
I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your, I Will Be Your
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
Rocket Baby
Come On, I'll Be Your Satellite Of Love
We're Gonna Fly
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
We're Gonna Fly
(Rocket, Yeah, Satellite Of Love)
Rocket, Yeah
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Joe Elliot, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange
The Title Is A Play On Words: Rocket/Rock It. They Did The Same Thing On "Armageddon It": Armageddon It/Are You Getting It?
When Played Backward, The Voice At The Beginning Says, "We're Fighting With The Gods Of War." This Is A Reference To Another Track On The Album: "Gods Of War."
In The Instrumental Break, Names Of Other Def Leppard Songs Are Said Backwards.
This Was The First Album Def Leppard Recorded After Their Drummer Rick Allen Lost An Arm In A Car Accident. Allen Used A Modified Drum Kit And Was Able To Construct His Drum Parts In The Studio Using Overdubs. Performing Live Was A Bigger Challenge, But Allen Was Able To Pull It Off, Using His Left Foot And Programmed Fills To Make Up For His Lost Appendage.
This Song Is Shortened By More Than Two Minutes On The Vault: Greatest Hits Album. The Second Verse And The Long Interlude Have Been Completely Cut Out.