The Story So Far – The Best Of

The Story So Far – The Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Def Leppard
Released 30 November 2018
Recorded 1981–2018
Genre Glam metal, hard rock
Label Bludgeon Riffola
Def Leppard chronology
The Lost Session
(2018) 		The Story So Far – The Best Of
(2018) 		Diamond Star Halos
(2022)

The Story So Far – The Best Of is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The album has a similar track listing to previous compilations, however it is the first to include tracks from the band's recent studio efforts Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008) and Def Leppard (2015) as well as all three studio tracks from Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011).

Content

The album includes all tracks from their first greatest hits album Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) (1995) with the exception of "Miss You in a Heartbeat".

Unlike the three previous greatest hits releases Vault, Best of Def Leppard (2004) and Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005), The Story So Far – The Best Of features the Hysteria album versions of the songs "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Rocket".

Track listing

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "Animal"
Hysteria, 1987 4:04
2. "Photograph"
Pyromania, 1983 4:08
3. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Hysteria 4:28
4. "Love Bites"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Hysteria 5:47
5. "Let's Get Rocked"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Adrenalize, 1992 4:56
6. "Armageddon It"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Hysteria 5:22
7. "Foolin'"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Lange
 Pyromania 4:34
8. "Two Steps Behind" Elliott Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993 4:19
9. "Heaven Is"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Adrenalize 3:34
10. "Rocket"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Hysteria 6:36
11. "Hysteria"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Hysteria 5:56
12. "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
 Adrenalize 5:23
13. "Make Love Like a Man"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
 Adrenalize 4:15
14. "Action" (Sweet cover)
Retro Active 3:41
15. "When Love & Hate Collide"
  • Elliott
  • Savage
 Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995 4:17
16. "Rock of Ages"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Lange
 Pyromania 4:08
17. "Personal Jesus" (Remix) (Depeche Mode cover) (CD and digital bonus track) Martin Gore Spotify Singles, 2018 3:53
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "Let's Go"
  • Elliott
  • Savage
 Def Leppard, 2015 5:01
2. "Promises"
  • Collen
  • Lange
 Euphoria, 1999 3:59
3. "Slang"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
 Slang, 1996 2:39
4. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Willis
 High 'n' Dry, 1981 4:33
5. "Rock On" (Radio Remix) (David Essex cover) Essex Yeah!, 2006 2:53
6. "Nine Lives" (featuring Tim McGraw)
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • McGraw
  • Savage
 Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, 2008 3:32
7. "Work It Out" Vivian Campbell Slang 4:49
8. "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
 Adrenalize 4:33
9. "Dangerous"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
 Def Leppard 3:26
10. "Now"
X, 2002 3:58
11. "Undefeated" Elliott Mirror Ball – Live & More, 2011 4:40
12. "Tonight"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
 Adrenalize 4:03
13. "C'mon C'mon" Savage Songs from the Sparkle Lounge 4:09
14. "Man Enough"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
 Def Leppard 3:54
15. "No Matter What" (Badfinger cover) Pete Ham Yeah! 2:53
16. "All I Want Is Everything" Elliott Slang 5:28
17. "It's All About Believin'"
  • Collen
  • Jeffrey Lynn Vanston
 Mirror Ball – Live & More 4:22
18. "Kings of the World" Savage Mirror Ball – Live & More 6:12
Vinyl bonus single
No. Title Writer(s) Origin Length
1. "We All Need Christmas" (with "Personal Jesus" (Remix) as A-side) Savage Previously unreleased 3:57

Notes

  • The album was released under two CD configurations, a standard edition which solely consists of disc one and a deluxe edition which consists of both discs.
  • The initial pressings of the vinyl version of the album (the songs from disc one), that were bought online, also included "Personal Jesus" (Remix) b/w "We All Need Christmas" as a bonus vinyl single.
  • "We All Need Christmas" was also released as a stand-alone single for digital purchasing and streaming platforms on 12 October 2018.
  • On Record Store Day 13 April 2019, the band released volume two of the album (disc two of the CD version).

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.