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Back In Black
AC/DC
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- Album
- Back In Black
- Released
- 1980
- Genres
- rock, hard rock, classic rock, rock and roll
- Length
- 4:16
- Tempo
- 188 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
"Back In Black" is the title track of AC/DC's first album with Brian Johnson and became its third single. The members asked Johnson to write something that was not morbid but a celebration, so the song was written from Bon Scott's perspective. It has since become a staple of the band's concerts, and its riff is widely considered one of the most iconic in rock.
What it's about
The song is a tribute to the band's late frontman Bon Scott, written as a celebration of him rather than a mournful piece.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 23 other songs, like “Jean Ateu Moments by JogandoFoddaci (Ft. Carteiro & YUNG LIXO)”.
- Covered 25 times, including “Encore Jam (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia - September 28th, 1991) by Metallica”.
- Written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson.
- Produced by Robert John Lange.
- Recorded at Compass Point Studios (Nassau.