"Now" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single from their eighth studio album, X (2002). It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video The music video (directed by the Malloys) focuses on a Def Leppard Union Jack T-shirt that finds its way through different owners for nearly two decades. It starts in the year 1983, when a teenage girl purchases the shirt from a music store. One day, as she is sleeping, her younger brother steals the shirt and rides off with his friend to sneak into a neighbour's backyard and use the swimming pool. They quickly run away when the homeowner spots them, leaving the shirt behind.
In 1985, a man buys the shirt at a garage sale. At a parking lot prior to a Def Leppard concert, he surrenders it to a female fan after she flashes him. When the band's tour bus arrives, the female fan has bassist Rick Savage autograph the shirt. Shortly after the concert, she meets a roadie and makes out with him in the bus, where he takes possession of the shirt.
In 1987, the roadie enters a coin-op laundromat to have the shirt and his laundry cleaned. As he sleeps while waiting for his laundry, a woman steals the shirt and slips it between her laundry in a cart.
The video ends in the year 2002, where a woman (presumably an older version of the teenager from the 1983 scene), buys the shirt from an online auction and then receives it in the mail.
Track listings UK CD1 (indigo) "Now" "Let Me Be the One" Album snippets "Now" (video)
UK CD2 (green) "Now" "Stay with Me" "Rebel Rebel"
UK CD3 (red) "Now" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live) "Let's Get Rocked" (live)
Charts Chart (2002)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)29Poland (PiF PaF)"Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 36/2002" Retrieved 25 September 2020.26Portugal (AFP)10
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States15 July 2002United Kingdom5 August 2002CD
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