About The Song
“Armageddon It” is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album Hysteria. It was released as a single in 1988 and went to No. 3 in the United States, becoming their 3rd top 10 hit. It also reached the top 10 in Canada and New Zealand and the top 20 in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The vocal style of the song is described as “T. Rex meets Eddie Cochran with backing vocals”, according to lead singer Joe Elliott in the liner notes for Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995). There are two mixes of the song that appeared on the single: the “Atomic mix”, which is the album version, and the “Nuclear mix”, which is an extended version.
“Armageddon It” was one of the songs dating back to the initial writing sessions for Hysteria in Dublin in 1984. However, the original song was re-written, keeping the chord progression and key, as Steve Clark elaborated: “The chorus wasn’t strong enough so we changed the chorus. Then we thought the chorus is so strong the verse is a bit weak. We rewrote the verse and said the bridge stinks. There’s not one existing note from the original, but a progression that went over about three years.”
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Lyrics
You better come inside when you’re ready to
But no chance if you don’t wanna dance
You like four letter words when you’re ready to
But then you won’t ’cause you know that you can
You got it, but are you gettin’ it?
You say that love is won when you get some
But then your finger won’t trigger the gun
You know you, you can’t stop it
So don’t rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin’ it?
Really gettin’ it?
Ooh, come and get it from me
every little bit
(Gimme all that you got) every bit of it
(Every bit of your lovin’) oh, c’mon, live a bit
(Never want it to stop)
Hey, but are you gettin’ it? (Armageddon it)
Ooh, really gettin’ it? (Yes, armaggedon it)
Come on, get it
Yeah
Get it up
Uh oh
You try comin’ on when you need some
But then you don’t ’cause you already did
Yeah, you jangle your jewels while you’re shakin’ ya
And drive the pretty boys outta their heads
You got it, but are you gettin’ it?
You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumpin’ jack
Then play it pretty with a pat on the back
You know you, you can’t stop it
So don’t rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin’ it?
Ooh, really gettin’ it?
Ooh, come and get it from me
every little bit
(Gimme all that you got) every bit of it
(Every bit of your lovin) oh, c’mon, live a bit
(Never want it to stop)
Hey, but are you gettin’ it? (Armageddon it)
A-really gettin’ it? (Yes, armageddon it)
C’mon, Steve, get it
Take it, take it, take it from me
I got an itchy finger following me
Pull it, pull it, c’mon trigger the gun
‘Cause the best is yet to come, I say
‘Cause the best is yet to come
Are you gettin’ it?
A-really gettin’ it?
Yeah, are you gettin’ it?
A-really gettin’ it?
Ooh, come and get it from me
every little bit
(Gimme all that you got) every bit of it
(Every bit of your lovin’) oh, come on, live a bit
(Never want it to stop) oh, are you getting it?
(Gimme all of your lovin’) ooh, really gettin’ it?
(Gimme all that you got) oh, are you getting it?
(Gimme all of your lovin’) oh, live a bit
(Gimme all that you got) whoa, live a bit
You’ve got to live it (gimme all of your lovin’)
Oh, baby live it (gimme all that you got)
C’mon and give it (every bit of your lovin’)
Oh, come on and give it (never want it to stop)
Oh, are you gettin’ it? (Gimme all of your lovin’)
Ooh, really gettin’ it? (gimme all that you got)
Oh, are you gettin’ it? (Every bit of your lovin’)
Oh, live a bit (never want it to stop)
Give me all of your lovin’