| "Highway to Hell" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Highway_to_Hell_by_ACDC_US_single_side-A.png) One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Highway to Hell | ||||
| B-side | "If You Want Blood" (Aus/UK) "Night Prowler" (US) | |||
| Released | 27 July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March – April 1979 | |||
| Studio | Roundhouse (London) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| "Highway to Hell" on YouTube | ||||
"Highway to Hell" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the opening track of their 1979 album Highway to Hell, initially released as a single on 27 July 1979, the same day the album was released.
The song was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, with Angus Young credited for writing the guitar riff.[2] AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell, hence the name.
- ^ Smith, Troy L. (24 May 2016). "50 greatest album-opening songs". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
Singer Bon Scott's crowning achievement with AC/DC is the opening title-track for 'Highway to Hell,' a hard rock anthem that remains one of the band's greatest songs.
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