![]() Listener reaction has been ‘feel-good earworm.’ So glad the Lep is back!” She cites the song’s “infectious, fresh-but-familiar retro groove, proves the band still rocks, with its influences marching front and center for a big, chunky hook. “The new Def Leppard single was worth the wait,” asserts Terrie Carr, pd of WDHA (105.5) Morristown, N.J., which gave “Kick” 12 plays last week. The station spun “Kick” 14 times in the tracking week. “It’s another lyrically catchy, fun-filled, crunchy party anthem,” says Chris Chaos, WCLG (100.1/102.3) Morgantown, W. It was not only that it’s got to be on the album, it’s got to be the first single, as well.” “It’s got that glam rock feel, that hand-clap groove, big vocals,” Collen mused. “We didn’t write it for that reason, but Phil ’s always trying to write the next ‘Sugar’ or ‘We Will Rock You’ or ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll.’ We all are, but he actually came up with one.” “Kick” is a “stadium anthem, and we were about to go into stadiums,” Elliott told Billboard. Notes WRAT pd Carl Craft, with Def Leppard shows at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y., and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia June 24 and 25, respectively, “The tour gives us a chance to tie in a few talking points promotionally with one really catchy song. 9 in Las Vegas it was originally scheduled for 2020 before being postponed (again in 2021) because of COVID-19. In addition to the song’s arrival and the new album’s pending release, Def Leppard is set to launch The Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe and guests Poison and Joan Jett June 16 in Atlanta. Our listeners love it, and I’m thrilled for Def Leppard at this stage of their career.” “It’s anthemic and such a great send-up to T. The station played the song 12 times in the week ending April 3, making it WRAT’s 10th-most-played title in that span, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. “It was love at first listen,” says Robyn Lane, music director/assistant program director at WRAT (95.9 The Rat) Monmouth, N.J. That exuberance is translating to radio, where programmers playing “Kick” are praising the latest entry in Def Leppard’s catalog. “It was joyful to do,” frontman Joe Elliott beamed of the new album. “We were all really influenced by an era that was somewhere between 19, where you were just learning and a sponge for all the stuff you were watching on Top of the Pops,” Def Leppard bassist and co-founder Rick Savage recently told Billboard. 10 on the Hot 100 just over 50 years ago, in March 1972. Rex’s classic “Bang a Gong (Get It On),” which hit No. The 15-song set takes its title from the lyrics of T. “Kick” previews Def Leppard’s 12th studio album, and first in seven years, Diamond Star Halos, due May 27 on UMe. Def Leppard to Unveil 'Diamond Star Halos' Album Ahead of Tour With Motley Crue ![]()
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