Rock or Bust (song)

"Rock or Bust"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Rock or Bust
B-side"Play Ball"
Released17 November 2014
RecordedMay – July 2014
StudioThe Warehouse (Vancouver)
GenreHard rock
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
AC/DC singles chronology
"Play Ball"
(2014)
"Rock or Bust"
(2014)
"Rock the Blues Away"
(2015)
Music video
"Rock or Bust" on YouTube

"Rock or Bust" is the second single and first track from the album of the same name by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young. It was released for downloads on 17 November 2014, as a follow-up for the band's first officially released single from the album titled "Play Ball".

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was absent from the video shoot for the single, and was replaced by Welshman Bob Richards, who had previously played with Man, Adrian Smith, Asia and Shogun.[1]

The song was shortlisted for Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "AC/DC Release 'Rock or Bust' Video, Minus Drummer Phil Rudd". billboard. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "APRA's Shortlist Of The Top Aussie Songs Of 2014 Is Hereng of the Year!". Music Feeds. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.