Paper Sun (Def Leppard song)

Paper Sun is a single by English band Def Leppard from their 9th album Euphoria. It charted at #11 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts. It failed to chart elsewhere, however. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.

"Paper Sun"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Euphoria
Released	1999
Recorded	1998
Length	5:27
Label	Mercury Bludgeon Riffola
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Joe Elliott Rick Savage Pete Woodroffe
Producer(s)	Def Leppard Pete Woodroffe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Promises" (1999) "Paper Sun" (1999) "Goodbye" (1999)

Overview

Lyrically, the song is about the Omagh bombing of 15 August 1998. After being omitted from tour set lists since the Euphoria World Tour in 2000, the song returned to Def Leppard's set list for their 2015 World Tour with Tesla and Styx and was played during the 2019 Las Vegas Residency .

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	11