Big Jack (song)

"Big Jack"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Black Ice
Released December 18, 2008[1]
Format Digital download, CD
Recorded March–April 2008
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 3:57
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Producer Brendan O'Brien
AC/DC singles chronology
"Rock 'N Roll Train"
(2008)		 "Big Jack"
(2008)		 "Anything Goes"
(2009)

"Big Jack" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second single and the third track on the band's most recent album, Black Ice.[2] This song was number 53 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[3] The song was also featured in an episode of CSI: Miami entitled "Divorce Party".

It is also one of the songs from the album "Black Ice" that was played on the Black Ice World Tour that commenced in October 2008 and ended in June 2010.[4]

Contents

Digital amplification methods

Malcolm Young has stated that he recorded his guitar part in the song (and the following track on the album, "Anything Goes") using Amplitube amp modeling software.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Big Jack" – 3:57

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 [6] 83

References

  1. ^ a b "Big Jack" Issued As Single In US & Europe
  2. ^ http://www.acdcrocks.com/pl/news/
  3. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
  4. ^ AC/DC Unveil The Black Ice tour Setlist
  5. ^ http://www.ikmultimedia.com/amplitube/
  6. ^ http://acharts.us/song/41459
AC/DC's singles discography
"High Voltage"
"T.N.T."
"High Voltage (International)"
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
"Let There be Rock"
"Powerage"
"Highway to Hell"
"Back in Black"
"For Those About to Rock We Salute You"
"Flick of the Switch"
"Fly on the Wall"
"Who Made Who"
"Blow Up Your Video"
"The Razors Edge"
"Live"
"Ballbreaker"
"Stiff Upper Lip"
"Black Ice"
"No album single"
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