| Now | |
| Cover: | Def-Leppard-Now2.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Def Leppard |
| Album: | X |
| Released: | 5 August 2002 |
| Recorded: | 2001–02 |
| Length: | 3:58 |
| Prev Title: | Day After Day |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Four Letter Word |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
"Now" is a 2002 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released as the lead single for their X album. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
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.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] | 29 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[3] | 26 |
| Portugal (AFP)[4] | 10 |