Release Me

The b-side to the US release of "Armageddon It" contains a cherished rarity for Def Leppard fans: a cover of Engelbert Humperdinck's "Release Me", but sung by guitar tech Malvin Mortimer under the alias of "Stumpus Maximus".
Def Leppard is credited with background vocals as "The Good Ol' Boys". The song is remembered for its off-key bombast and humor, and turned Mortimer into an unofficial member of the band. The track is included on the "deluxe edition" 2006 re-issue of Hysteria..

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• Maximus
• Release
• Me
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• Hysteria

[paganini33]

it's awesome to listen to, so funny

[GeorgeStrait1986]

lol!~ My mom used to sing this all the time~~ lol But Never like this.... :)

[shadyscott1]

@paganini33 

[darran77]

Takes me back to my youth , i must have worn out the single played it that much .

brilliant

[penfold187]

Dude! Thanks for posting this! Ibought (then lost) the cassette-single when it came out, and never forgot this fantastically hysterical song (I loved how it showed Def Leppard's sense of humor...) I can now share it with my teen age boys :)

[MurkyVids]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­

[azapro911]

Hahaha genius - wonder if Engelbert has ever done ever b-side pub version of "Rocket". Did they perform this on the Hysteria Tour?

[wranglerTim]

I love this song, the last time I heard it was in the early 90's. We played it so much that they took it out of the jukebox.

[thorzo90]

had my music player on shuffle, and had no idea who this was at first