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)
Put the Finger on You
AC/DC Lyrics
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I put the finger on you, yeah
My hands all out of control
Yes, I, I can't stop it gettin' down on you
It's moving on its own accord (yes)
I got fire in my fingertips
Radiating onto you
It's knocking on your door and you know what it's for
I put the finger right on you
I put the finger right on you
You put your finger on me too
And I put the finger, I put the finger
Yeah, I put the finger, I put the finger
I put the finger on you for sure
It's the key to unlocking your door
Don't you know I've broken through your security
My hands ain't tied no more (you better watch out)
I can't control it, can't even hold it
Sneaking up for your pleasure
You can feel it on your ankle, feel it on your knee
Feel it on your thigh, can you feel me?
I put the finger right on you
I put the finger right on you
You put your finger on me too
And I put the finger, I put the finger
I put the finger
I put the finger on you
I can't control it, can't even hold it
Sneaking up for your pleasure
You can feel it on your ankle, feel it on your knee
Feel it on your thigh, can you feel me?
Put it right on you
Put it right on you
I'll do it if you want me to
Come on put it, come on put it
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you (put the finger)
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
I put the finger on you
Gonna hit the spot
I put the finger right on
You
The lyrics to AC/DC's "Put the Finger on You" are quite suggestive, with the repeated reference to "putting the finger on you" implying a desire for sexual contact. The singer asserts his lack of control over his own desires, claiming that his "hands [are] all out of control" and that the energy radiating from his fingertips is beyond his control. He declares that he has broken through his lover's "security," suggesting that he has gained access to her body, and implies that his touch is irresistible, traveling up her body from her ankle to her thigh.
The song's chorus repeats the assertion that the singer has "put the finger right on you," and that his lover has responded in kind, "putting her finger" on him as well. This exchange of touch is portrayed as a mutual, enjoyable experience, with the singer asking if he can continue and ultimately asserting that he has indeed "put the finger on you."
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of sexual energy and desire, with the repeated references to touching and the singer's inability to control his urges communicating a sense of urgency and passion.
Line by Line Meaning
I put the finger on you
I am pointing the finger at you, accusing you of something
My hands all out of control
I am so passionate and intense that my physical body cannot contain it
I can't stop it getting down on you
My emotions are overflowing and affecting you despite my efforts to control it
It's moving on it's own accord
My desire for you is so strong that it is driving me without conscious control
Yes, I've got fire in my finger tips
I am so passionate about you that my very fingertips are burning with desire
Radiating onto you
My intense emotions are spreading onto you and affecting you
I can't control it, can't even hold it
My passion for you is too intense to contain or suppress
It's knocking on your door
My desire for you is increasingly apparent and cannot be ignored
And you know what it's for
You understand my intentions and desires towards you
I put the finger right on you
I am directly accusing you of something
You put your finger on me too
You are also accusing me of something
It's the key to unlocking your door, don't you know
My passion for you is the key to getting closer to you emotionally and physically
I've broken through your security
I have overcome any barriers or defenses you may have towards me
My hands ain't tied no more, you better watch out
I am now free to act on my desires towards you, and you should be wary
Sneaking up on your front door
I am approaching you more and more, with increasing intensity
You can feel it on your ankle, knee, thigh
My desire for you is becoming increasingly physical and you can feel it
Can you feel me?
Are my desires towards you becoming clear and palpable?
Put it - right on you
I am focusing my desire and attention directly on you
I'll do it if you want me to
I am willing to take action on my desires if you reciprocate them
I put the finger on you
I am still pointing the finger at you, and my desires for you are only increasing in intensity
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Angus Mckinnon Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Mitchell Young
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