| "Rock 'n' Roll Train" | ||||
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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Black Ice | ||||
| B-side | "War Machine" | |||
| Released | 28 August 2008 | |||
| Recorded | March – April 2008 | |||
| Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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| "Rock 'N Roll Train" on YouTube | ||||
"Rock 'n' Roll Train" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the first track on the album Black Ice to receive radio airplay. The band released a 7-inch vinyl single that featured the song "Rock 'n' Roll Train" on Side A, and "War Machine" on Side B. The 7-inch single came in a sleeve with its own unique artwork. The 7-inch vinyl was also made available in the United States through some independent record shops.
As with the success of the Black Ice album, the single was released to huge success. It was used in many television advertisements, more often being used as ESPN sports bumpers. It hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, staying there for three weeks. The song was also the first by AC/DC to chart on Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
With the exception of new material from an album they are touring behind, this is one of the only three songs released after "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" that the band still performs live in concert, the other two being "Thunderstruck".[citation needed] and Stiff Upper Lip.