Back in Black (song)
"Back in Black" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released as the second US single from their seventh album of the same name in 1980 through Atlantic Records. Notable for its opening guitar riff, the song was written as a tribute to the band's former singer Bon Scott, who died suddenly in February 1980. In 1981, it reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012, it reached number 65 in Australia and number 27 in the United Kingdom.
| "Back in Black" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of US 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Back in Black | ||||
| B-side | "What Do You Do for Money Honey" | |||
| Released | December 1980 (US) | |||
| Recorded | April – May 1980 | |||
| Studio | Compass Point (Nassau) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| AC/DC singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Back In Black" on YouTube | ||||
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", which listed the "most Australian" songs of all time, "Back in Black" was ranked number 22. The song is featured in the movies Iron Man, Megamind, The Muppets, The Smurfs, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Family Guy, Supernatural, and other films and TV shows.