Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” was first released as a single in the UK on September 7, 1987, and it came out in the U.S. on May 6, 1988.

Release timing

  • UK single release: September 7, 1987.
  • U.S. single release: May 6, 1988.
  • It was part of the Hysteria era and later became one of the band’s biggest hits.

Quick note

Some sources list the UK release as September 8, 1987, but the Def Leppard history page and single listing both give September 7, 1987.

TL;DR: The song came out in 1987 in the UK and 1988 in the U.S.