Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages is a popular hard rock song by Def Leppard from their 1983 album Pyromania. It takes its name from the hymn Rock of Ages. When released as a single, the song reached #1 on Mainstream Rock and #16 on the Pop Singles charts.

It begins with a German-like nonsense phrase, “Gunter glieben glauchen globen”, which was later sampled in "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring and "Call Me What You Like (If You Like Rock-N-Roll)" by Puffy AmiYumi. According to the official Def Leppard FAQ,

These four words that you hear at the start of "Rock of Ages", mean nothing in particular though, the band sometimes jokingly claims it means "running through the forest silently". It's gibberish, said by producer Mutt Lange during the recordings of the song, instead of the regular one, two, three, four.

The song proceeds to reference Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) by Neil Young with the lyrics "It's better to burn out/ Than to fade away."

The album's title is mentioned in this song. The line is "Drive me crazier; no serenade, no fire brigade, just a pyromania."

This song, along with a modified "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Photograph", are on the 2007 movie "Balls of Fury"

Track Listing

12": Vertigo / VERX6 (812 293-1) (UK)

"Rock Of Ages"
"Action! Not Words"

Def Leppard
Current members
Joe Elliott \| Phil Collen \| Vivian Campbell \| Rick Savage \| Rick Allen
Former members
Steve Clark \| Pete Willis \| Tony Kenning \| Frank Noon
Discography
Studio albums: On Through the Night \| High 'n' Dry \| Pyromania \| Hysteria \| Adrenalize \| Retro Active \| Slang \| Euphoria \| X \| Yeah! \| Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
Compilations: Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) \| Best of Def Leppard \| Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
EPs: Warchild \| Def Leppard EP (Getcha Rocks Off EP) \| First Strike
Videography
Videos and DVDs: Historia \| Live: In The Round, In Your Face \| Visualize \| Video Archive \| Historia / Live: In The Round, In Your Face \| Visualize / Video Archive \| Classic Albums: Hysteria \| Def Leppard: Pyro-Graphic \| Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story \| Best Of The Videos \| Rock of Ages – The DVD Collection
Singles
"Wasted" \| "Hello America" \| "Let It Go" \| "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" \| "Photograph" \| "Rock of Ages" \| "Foolin'" \| "Too Late for Love" \| "Comin' Under Fire" \| "Billy's Got a Gun" \| "Action! Not Words" \| "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (remix) \| "Women" \| "Animal" \| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" \| "Hysteria" \| "Armageddon It" \| "Love Bites" \| "Rocket" \| "Let's Get Rocked" \| "Make Love Like a Man" \| "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" \| "Heaven Is" \| "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)" \| "Tonight" \| "Two Steps Behind" \| "Action" \| "Desert Song" \| "Miss You in a Heartbeat" \| "When Love & Hate Collide" \| "Slang" \| "Work It Out" \| "All I Want Is Everything" \| "Breathe a Sigh" \| "Promises" \| "Paper Sun" \| "Goodbye" \| "Day After Day" \| "Now" \| "Long, Long Way to Go" \| "Four Letter Word" \| "No Matter What" \| "Rock On" \| "20th Century Boy"
Concert tours
Def Leppard Early Tours 1978-1979 \| On Through the Night World Tour \| High 'n' Dry World Tour \| Pyromania World Tour \| Hysteria World Tour \| Seven Day Weekend Tour \| Def Leppard Slang Tour \| Euphoria World Tour 1999-2001 \| X World Tour 2002-2003 \| Rock Of Ages Tour 2005 \| Yeah! Tour 2006 \| Downstage Thrust Tour
Related articles
Robert John "Mutt" Lange \| Jeff Rich \| Terror Twins \| Def Leppard band members \| Def Leppard discography

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