DEF LEPPARD - ＂Heaven Is＂

What this video is

Released in January 1993, 'Heaven Is' arrived as grunge was reshaping the mainstream rock landscape — Nirvana's Nevermind had peaked a year earlier and Def Leppard's polished arena-rock formula was increasingly out of step with critical taste, even as it maintained chart presence. The Adrenalize album debuted at No. 1 in both the UK and US and ultimately sold over eight million copies worldwide, making it the last…

Why it matters

Represents the terminal phase of the UK hard-rock crossover that Def Leppard pioneered through Pyromania and Hysteria. 'Heaven Is' is a textbook example of the band's melodic-rock formula — layered Beach Boys-esque backing vocals atop arena-guitar production — at a moment when that formula was…