Long, Long Way to Go explained

Long, Long Way to Go
Cover:	Def-Leppard-Long.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Def Leppard
Album:	X
Released:	14 April 2003
Length:	4:38
Label:	Bludgeon Riffola Mercury
Producer:	Pete Woodroffe Def Leppard
Prev Title:	Four Letter Word
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	No Matter What
Next Year:	2005

"Long, Long Way to Go" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, from their studio album X (2002).^[1] The song was later included on the Best of Def Leppard compilation album in 2004. Released as a single, it remains Def Leppard's last UK Top 40 hit single, reaching number 40 in April 2003.

Track listing

CD

1. "Long, Long Way to Go"
2. "10 X Bigger Than Love"
3. "Now" (acoustic)
4. "Long, Long Way to Go" (video)

DVD

1. "Long, Long Way to Go" (video—contains "mouse" scene)
2. "Gimme a Job" (audio)
3. "Now" (30 second video clip)
4. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (30 second video clip)
5. "Animal" (30 second video clip)
6. "Hysteria" (30 second video clip)

Lionel Richie version

Long Long Way to Go
Cover:	Long Way to Go Lionel Richie.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Lionel Richie
Album:	Just for You
Released:	2004
Length:	4:21
Label:	Island
Prev Title:	Just for You
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	I Still Believe
Next Year:	2004

In 2004, American singer Lionel Richie re-recorded "Long, Long Way to Go" for his seventh studio album Just for You (2004). Production on his version was helmed by Ric Wake, featuring additional production from Richie Jones. The song was released as the album's second single and reached the top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listings

Notes

• signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

• Wayne Hector – writer
• Richie Jones – additional producer
• Lionel Richie – vocals
• Steve Robson – writer
• Ric Wake – producer

Charts

Notes and References

1. http://www.defleppard.com/discography/discography_main.html#album_10
2. Just for You. Lionel Richie. 2004. Island Records. booklet.