AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, 1975's High Voltage. Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers, singer Bon Scott, drummer Phil Rudd, and bassist Mark Evans. Evans was fired from the band in 1977 and replaced by Cliff Williams, who has appeared on every AC/DC album since 1978's Powerage. In February 1980, about seven months after the release of their breakthrough album Highway to Hell, Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning after a night of heavy drinking. AC/DC considered disbanding, but at Scott's family's request, the remaining members opted to continue the band, bringing in longtime Geordie vocalist Brian Johnson as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their first album with Johnson, Back in Black, which was dedicated to Scott's memory. The album launched AC/DC to new heights of success and became one of the best selling albums of all time.
The band's eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (1981), was their first album to reach number one in the United States. Prior to the release of their next album, Flick of the Switch (1983), Rudd left the band and was replaced by Simon Wright, being in turn replaced by Chris Slade in 1989. The band experienced a commercial resurgence in the early nineties with the release of their twelfth studio album The Razors Edge (1990); it was their only album to feature Slade, who was replaced by the returning Rudd in 1994. Rudd has since recorded five more albums with the band, starting with, and including, Ballbreaker (1995). Their fifteenth studio album Black Ice was the second-highest-selling album of 2008, and their biggest chart hit since For Those About to Rock, eventually reaching No.1 worldwide.
The band's line-up remained the same for twenty years, until 2014 with Malcolm Young's retirement due to early-onset dementia (he died in 2017) and Rudd's legal troubles. Malcolm was replaced by his nephew Stevie Young, who debuted on AC/DC's 2014 album Rock or Bust, and on its accompanying tour, previous drummer Chris Slade filled in for Rudd. In 2016, Johnson was advised to stop touring due to worsening hearing loss. Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped in as the band's vocalist for the remainder of that year's dates. Long-term bass player and background vocalist Cliff Williams retired from AC/DC at the end of the Rock or Bust tour in 2016 and the group entered a four-year hiatus. A reunion of the Rock or Bust line-up was announced in September 2020 and the band's seventeenth studio album Power Up was released two months later.
AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 75 million albums in the United States, making them the ninth-highest-selling artist in the United States and the 16th-best-selling artist worldwide. Back in Black has sold an estimated 50 million units worldwide, making it the second-highest-selling album by any artist, and the highest-selling album by any band. The album has sold 25 million units in the US, where it is the fourth highest-selling album of all time. AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2003. AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and were named the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time" by MTV. In 2004, AC/DC ranked No. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Producer Rick Rubin, who wrote an essay on the band for the Rolling Stone list, referred to AC/DC as "the greatest rock and roll band of all time". In 2010, VH1 ranked AC/DC number 23 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
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Discography
High Voltage (1975) (Australia only)
T.N.T. (1975) (Australia only)
High Voltage (1976) (international version)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
Let There Be Rock (1977)
Powerage (1978)
Highway to Hell (1979)
Back in Black (1980)
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (1981)
Flick of the Switch (1983)
Fly on the Wall (1985)
Blow Up Your Video (1988)
The Razors Edge (1990)
Ballbreaker (1995)
Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
Black Ice (2008)
Rock or Bust (2014)
Power Up (2020)
All Night Long
AC/DC Lyrics
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She kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman I had ever seen
She had the sightless eyes
Telling me no lies
Knockin' me out with those American thighs
Taking more than her share
Had me fighting for air
'Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
Working double time
On the seduction line
She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine
Wanted no applause
Just another course
Made a meal out of me and came back for more
Had to cool me down
To take another round
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing
'Cause the walls were shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
And knocked me out and then you
Shook me all night long
You had me shakin' and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me
Well you took me
You really took me and you
Shook me all night long
Ooooh you
Shook me all night long
Yeah, yeah, you
Shook me all night long
You really took me and you
Yeah you shook me, yeah you shook me
All night long
The lyrics to AC/DC's #1 Tribute Band's song You Shook Me All Night Long depict the sexual prowess of a woman who has captured the attention of the singer. She is likened to a fast machine with a clean motor and the best damn woman he had ever seen. Her "sightless eyes" tell no lies and her American thighs have knocked him out. The woman takes more than her share and has the singer fighting for air, but she has already told him to come, and he was already there.
The walls are shaking, the earth is quaking, and his mind is aching as they are making love. The woman has him shaking all night long and working double time on the seduction line. She takes no applause and just keeps coming back for more. He has to cool down to take another round, and he is back in the ring to take another swing. The woman has really taken him and shook him all night long.
Overall, the lyrics are a celebration of sex with a woman who knows what she wants and gets it. The lyrics are straightforward and to the point, leaving nothing to the imagination. The song is an ode to sexual empowerment and liberation.
Line by Line Meaning
She was a fast machine
She was a woman who was always ready with no delay
She kept her motor clean
She was always clean and hygienic even in the innermost parts
She was the best damn woman I had ever seen
She was the finest woman he had ever met
She had the sightless eyes
Her eyes were deceptive and illusory
Telling me no lies
She did not deceive him
Knockin' me out with those American thighs
Her thighs were enchanting
Taking more than her share
She took more than what was offered
Had me fighting for air
She took his breath away
She told me to come but I was already there
He was already anticipating her offer
'Cause the walls start shaking
The walls tremble due to the intensity of their love-making
The earth was quaking
Their love-making cause shaking effects on nature
My mind was aching
The intensity of his feelings for her was overwhelming
And we were making it and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
They had a long-lasting and thrilling love-making session
Working double time
They were working together and putting in maximum effort
On the seduction line
They were seducing each other
She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine
She was unique and belonged only to him
Wanted no applause
She did everything simply because she wanted to and not for recognition
Just another course
His love for her was just another part of his life
Made a meal out of me and came back for more
She 'consumed' him and returned for more
Had to cool me down
She had to calm him down after an intense session
To take another round
They were preparing for another session of love-making
'Cause the walls were shaking
The walls were trembling due to the intensity of their love-making
The earth was quaking
Their love-making cause shaking effects on nature
My mind was aching
The intensity of his feelings for her was overwhelming
And we were making it and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
They had a long-lasting and thrilling love-making session
And knocked me out and then you
Shook me all night long
You had me shakin' and you
Shook me all night long
She made him feel weak and she had the power over him through their love-making
Yeah you shook me
She had an impact on him like no other
Well you took me
She took him under her wing
You really took me and you
Shook me all night long
Ooooh you
Shook me all night long
She impacted his life like none other and their love-making session was beyond words
Yeah, yeah, you
Shook me all night long
You really took me and you
Yeah you shook me, yeah you shook me
All night long
She was a game-changer in his life and he was grateful for it
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BRIAN JOHNSON, ANGUS MCKINNON YOUNG, MALCOLM MITCHELL YOUNG
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