Highway to Hell (song)
song written and composed by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young, originally recorded by AC/DC in 1979
"Highway to Hell" is a 1979 song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC and is the title track to their sixth studio album Highway to Hell. It went to number 14 in Belgium, number 17 in the Netherlands, number 23 in France, number 24 in Australia and Spain, number 30 in German, number 36 in Sweden and number 47 in the United States. In 2013 it went to number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 23 in Ireland.
| "Highway to Hell" | ||||
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| 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) | Mutt Lange | |||
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| "Highway to Hell" on YouTube | ||||
References
change- ↑ Smith, Troy L. (May 24, 2016). "50 greatest album-opening songs". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 31, 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.
