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Long, Long Way to Go

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"Long, Long Way to Go"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album X
Released14 April 2003
GenrePop rock
Length4:38
Label
  • Bludgeon Riffola
  • Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pete Woodroffe
  • Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Four Letter Word"
(2002) 		"Long, Long Way to Go"
(2003) 		"No Matter What"
(2005)
Music video
"Long, Long Way to Go" on YouTube

"Long, Long Way to Go" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, from their studio album X (2002).[1] Written by Wayne Hector and Steve Robson, 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

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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)

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 40

Lionel Richie version

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"Long Long Way to Go"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Just for You
Released2004
Length4:21
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Just for You"
(2004) 		"Long Long Way to Go"
(2004) 		"I Still Believe"
(2004)
Audio
"Long Long Way To Go" on YouTube

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.[3] The song was released as the album's second single and reached the top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.[4]

Track listings

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CD maxi single[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Long Long Way to Go" (Radio edit)
4:20
2."I Still Believe"
Taylor4:53
3."Still"
  • Richie
  • Barry
  • Taylor
Taylor3:14
4."Medley"  4:41

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

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Credits lifted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Charts

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Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 93
Germany (GfK)[6] 54
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 20

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 21 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Def Leppard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Just for You (booklet). Lionel Richie. Island Records. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Lionel Richie – Long Long Way to Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Lionel Richie – Long Long Way to Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 November 2020.


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