About this song
The song was released as the lead single from Back in Black and is one of AC/DC's signature songs. Brian Johnson told Howard Stern it was the first song he wrote after becoming the band's new lead singer following the death of Bon Scott. It reached number 35 on the US Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980 and placed at No. 10 on VH1's list of "The 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s".
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “1980 by The Hood Internet”.
- Covered 25 times, including “You Shook Me All Night Long by The Loonatics”.
- Written by Angus Young, Brian Johnson and Malcolm Young.
- Produced by Robert John Lange.
- Recorded at Compass Point Studios (Nassau.
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