Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)

Infobox Single
Name = Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)


Artist = Def Leppard
from Album = Adrenalize
B-side = She's Too Tough, Elected (Live), Let's Get Rocked (Live)
Released = 1993
Format = CD
Recorded = 1992
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Mercury
Writer = Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Chart position =
Last single = "Heaven Is"
(1993)
This single = "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
(1993)
Next single = "Tonight"
(1993)"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" is a 1993 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album "Adrenalize". The song reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the fourth single off the Adrenalize album.

Phil Collen, according to a statement on the "Rock of Ages" and "Best Of" compilations albums, says that this song was written at Wisseloord Studios while Def Leppard was recording Hysteria. It was written by Phil Collen and Steve Clark. This song was not included on "Hysteria", since the band thought it was very similar to the song "Hysteria".

Video

The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin [ [http://www.deflepparduk.com/defvideo4.html ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 4 Adrenalize ] ] , and features Def Leppard managers Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein as a business man and baseball player, respectively. Filming took place on 26 October 1992. The outdoors footage was captured near Central Park in New York City.

A censored version blurs the naked couple on the close up scene.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola / 862 027-2 (AUSTRALIA) / Limited Edition - Personality Poster Digipak

# "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
# "She's Too Tough"
# "Elected (Live)"
# "Let's Get Rocked (Live)"

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