10 Artists That Went Too Far For Classic Songs

10. Animal - Def Leppard

As Def Leppard got their first taste of superstardom with Pyromania, there were countless people in the industry saying that they should enjoy the ride while it lasted. Even though Photograph and Rock of Ages were huge singles, this is the kind of blockbuster album that bands can only dream of, and there's a slim chance that you're ever going to get it again. And while Hysteria did manage to top what that album did, Animal was a single almost 3 years in the making.

Being one of the first standout tracks for the record, the band had trouble getting everything together once Mutt Lange said he wouldn't be available to produce the rest of the record. As preproduction went on with the song though, the band had to deal with one setback after another, hiring Jim Steinman and then having to fire him after not liking what he had made, all while spending millions of dollars just to get out of the deals they were stuck in.

By the time that they took a break for Christmas though, Rick Allen's car crash that cost him an arm made Mutt come back into the fold properly, setting aside time to steer the band in the right direction and making a song that felt like AC/DC by way of Queen. While Pour Some Sugar On Me was the song that eventually set the world on fire, the raw time and money that went into this one track cost more than some people's homes are worth.