For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
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| "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" | ||
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| Single by AC/DC | ||
| from the album 'For Those About to Rock We Salute You' | ||
| B-side(s) | "Let There Be Rock" (live) | |
| Released | 1982 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 5:44 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mutt Lange | |
| AC/DC singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Get It Up / Snowballed" (1982) |
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (1982) |
"Guns For Hire / Landslide" (1996) |
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| Song by AC/DC | ||
| from the album For Those About to Rock We Salute You | ||
| Released | November 23, 1981 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 5:44 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson | |
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |
| For Those About to Rock We Salute You track listing | ||
| N/A | "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (1) |
Put the Finger on You (2) |
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| Song by AC/DC | ||
| from the album Who Made Who | ||
| Released | May 1986 | |
| Who Made Who track listing | ||
| Chase the Ace (8) |
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (9) |
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"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was released onto AC/DC's album with the same name in 1981. The cannons fired in the song are mixed with exploding fireworks. The video to this song was filmed live in Detroit in 1983. The song would later be released on AC/DC's first soundtrack album, Who Made Who, released five years later for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
The title and central lyric of the song are based on an ancient salute used by Roman gladiators, "We who are about to die, we salute you."
[edit] Personnel
- Brian Johnson- Lead Vocals
- Angus Young- Lead Guitar
- Malcolm Young- Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals
- Cliff Williams- Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
- Phil Rudd- Drums
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[edit] Trivia
- This song was paraphrased by Jack Black's character "Dewey Finn" in School of Rock as "For those about to rock, I salute you!"
- One of Artie Lange's catchphrases on the Howard Stern Show is "Fi-yah!", an imitation of AC/DC singer Brian Johnson yelling "fire" in the song.
- A Modified Version of the opening riff of the song is featured on the Skateboarding movie Girl Yeah Right.
