But towards the end of it, this song came out and we were like, well, we have to kind of introduce some of these elements. And that song “Relax”, actually influenced the song “Animal.” We started it and it took a two year period to get that song right.
Trevor Horn was the producer.Īnd when we first heard “Relax” with Mutt, we were like, we have to use some of this on our new songs. Again, they were such brilliant infectious dance, music, pop music. Their vibe, they was unashamed, trailblazers. Like the production, just everything about it. When I first heard this, in fact, when our whole band first heard this, it just blew us away. Phil Collen on How Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Relax” Inspired Their Song “Animal”… And just feels really comfortable for us. So “Hysteria” is still one of my favorite songs from the album. And a lot of people have just loved this particular song.
So they come up with this beautiful chorus, and then all of a sudden we just pieced it all together and it just happened to groove.
“But Mutt Lang, in typical Mutt Lang fashion, said, “Yeah, that’d be a great pre-chorus, now we need a stronger section for the chorus.” So that’s where Joe, Steve and Mutt came in. “Hysteria” was just Rick Savage come up with this guitar riff, and I literally sung the first thing that come into my head, and I think it was the, “Out of touch.” And I had this other section, which went, “I got to know tonight.” And I thought, “Oh, that’d be a great chorus.” Def Leppard’s Phil Collen on The Album’s Title Track “Hysteria” and Why It Represents The Band…
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