"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth studio album, Adrenalize (1992). In the United States, the song reached number seven on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the most successful single from the album in the US. The Acoustic Hippies from Hell, credited on the B-side tracks, was the name used by Def Leppard and the Hothouse Flowers performing together. The song was performed extensively during the Adrenalize and Slang tours but rarely after, most recently being done acoustically during the band's 2019 Vegas residency, and the 2022 Stadium Tour.

Track listings CD: Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCD 8 (UK) / 864 151-2 (INT) "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "From the Inside" (The Acoustic Hippies from Hell) "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Rolling Stones cover) (The Acoustic Hippies from Hell) "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix cover) (The Acoustic Hippies from Hell)

12-inch: Bludgeon Riffola / LEPXP 8 (UK) / INT 864 149-1 / picture disc This 12-inch single picture disc has a stretched Adrenalize graphic in the cover. On the back side of the picture disc has the picture of Vivian Campbell. The back cardboard has the 12-inch single information and a band picture. Pictures by Ross Halfin. Artwork and Design by Andie Airfix at Satori. "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "From the Inside" (The Acoustic Hippies from Hell) "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (The Acoustic Hippies from Hell)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992)PeakpositionUK Airplay (Music Week) 25

Year-end charts Chart (1992)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM) 68US Billboard Hot 100 80

Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesAugust 1992MercuryUnited Kingdom31 August 1992Bludgeon Riffola7 September 199212-inch vinylAustraliaUnited Kingdom14 September 1992CDJapan6 November 1992Mini-CD11 November 1992CD

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