Stiff Upper Lip

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Stiff Upper Lip
Stiff Upper Lip cover
Studio album by AC/DC
Released February 28, 2000
Recorded September–October 1999 at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre Hard rock
Length 46:57
Label Albert
Producer George Young
Professional reviews
AC/DC chronology
Bonfire
(1997)		 Stiff Upper Lip
(2000)		 Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition
(2001)

Stiff Upper Lip is the 15th album by Australian band AC/DC released in 2000. The album was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. The three singles to be released from it were the title track, "Safe in New York City", and "Satellite Blues". These three songs, plus 'Meltdown', where the only songs played live on the subsequent world tour.

This album was rereleased in the U.S. on April 17, 2007 as part of AC/DC's Remasters series. This was done in the U.K. in 2005.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.

  1. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 3:35
  2. "Meltdown" – 3:42
  3. "House of Jazz" – 3:56
  4. "Hold Me Back" – 3:59
  5. "Safe in New York City" – 4:00
  6. "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41
  7. "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:02
  8. "Satellite Blues" – 3:47
  9. "Damned" – 3:52
  10. "Come and Get It" – 4:03
  11. "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
  12. "Give It Up" – 3:55

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Singles

Burnin' Alive/Meltdown - 2000

[edit] Tour Edition

Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition
Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition cover
Live album by AC/DC
Released January 8, 2001
Recorded The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, Canada September - October 1999
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain 1996
Genre Hard rock
Length 1:20:54
Label Albert
Producer George Young, Rocky Oldham
AC/DC chronology
Stiff Upper Lip
(2000)		 Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition
(2001)		 TBA
(2008/9)

In Australia and Europe, a tour edition of Stiff Upper Lip was released in January 2001, nearly a year after the single disc. The album includes the Stiff Upper Lip disc, and a bonus disc with a non-album track, some live tracks recorded from 1996 in Madrid, and the videos to the album's singles.


[edit] Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 3:34
  2. "Meltdown" – 3:41
  3. "House of Jazz" – 3:56
  4. "Hold Me Back" – 3:59
  5. "Safe in New York City" – 3:59
  6. "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41
  7. "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll – 4:02
  8. "Satellite Blues" – 3:47
  9. "Damned" – 3:52
  10. "Come and Get It" – 4:02
  11. "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
  12. "Give It Up" – 3:53

Disc 2

  1. "Cyberspace" (B-side of Safe in New York City single) – 2:57
  2. "Back in Black" (Young, Young, Brian Johnson) (live) – 4:09
  3. "Hard as a Rock" (live) – 4:49
  4. "Ballbreaker" (live) – 4:39
  5. "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Young, Young, Bon Scott) (live) – 5:26
  6. "Let There Be Rock" (Young, Young, Scott) (live) – 11:53
  7. "Stiff Upper Lip" (promotional video) – 3:50
  8. "Safe in New York City" (promotional video) – 4:01
  9. "Satellite Blues" (promotional video) – 3:55

[edit] Video

DVD cover.
DVD cover.

Stiff Upper Lip Live is the name of the live video released in 2001 by AC/DC, recorded on June 14, 2001 on their Stiff Upper Lip Tour at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. The track listing is as follows:

  1. "Newsflash"
  2. "Stiff Upper Lip" (Young, Young)
  3. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  4. "Problem Child" (Young, Young, Scott)
  5. "Thunderstruck" (Young, Young)
  6. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (Young, Young, Scott)
  7. "Hard as a Rock" (Young, Young)
  8. "Shoot to Thrill" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  9. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  10. "What Do You Do for Money Honey" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  11. "Bad Boy Boogie" (Young, Young, Scott)
  12. "Hells Bells" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  13. "Up to My Neck in You" (Young, Young, Scott)
  14. "The Jack" (Young, Young, Scott)
  15. "Back in Black" (Young, Young, Johnson)
  16. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (Young, Young, Scott)
  17. "Highway to Hell" (Young, Young, Scott)
  18. "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Young, Young, Scott)
  19. "Let There Be Rock" (Young, Young, Scott)
  20. "T.N.T." (Young, Young, Scott)
  21. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"(Young, Young, Johnson)
  22. "Shot Down in Flames" (Young, Young, Scott)

[edit] Notes

  • There was an original newsflash that was used for the European tour, but an alternate one was used instead for the film after the 9/11 attacks in New York City. However, the original newsflash was made available on the Bonus disc of the 2007 DVD Plug Me In.

[edit] Miscellanea

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  • The song "Stiff Upper Lip" was performed on Saturday Night Live.
  • Brian Johnson wanted "Can't Stand Still" released as a single, but was overruled by AC/DC's record company who chose "Satellite Blues" instead.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
2000 The Billboard 200 7

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Stiff Upper Lip" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
2000 "Satellite Blues" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
2000 "Meltdown" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
2000 "Safe in New York City" Mainstream Rock Tracks 21
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