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)
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC Lyrics
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She kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
She had the sightless eyes
Telling me no lies
Knocking 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 outta me, and come back for more
Had to cool me down
To take another round
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing
That 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
It knocked me out that you
Shook me all night long
You had me shaking it
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
Oh, you
Shook me all night long
Yeah, yeah, you
Shook me all night long
You really got me and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me
Yeah, you shook me
All night long
The lyrics to AC/DC’s song “You Shook Me All Night Long” are sung by a man who is telling the story of a wild sexual encounter with a woman who left a lasting impression on him. He describes her as a “fast machine” who is the best woman he has ever seen. She had “sightless eyes” but knocking him out with those “American thighs”. This description suggests that the woman was a seductive force of nature who had an intense sexual presence that was intoxicating. He reveals that she didn’t take “no” for an answer and had him fighting for air, even though she was taking more than her fair share. He says that he was already there before she told him to come.
The chorus of the song is a play on the double entendre of “shook me all night long”. While it refers to the sexual encounter, it also suggests that she left a lasting impression on him. He then goes on to describe her as someone who worked double time on the seduction line and was one of a kind. She didn't want applause, she just wanted him. He describes her as someone who would “made a meal out of him, and come back for more.” The lyrics to the song reveal that this was an intense, passionate, and wild night that he will never forget.
Line by Line Meaning
She was a fast machine
She moved quickly and confidently
She kept her motor clean
She took care of herself and her appearance
She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
She was the most impressive woman he had ever encountered
She had the sightless eyes
She was confident and didn't need to look him in the eye to communicate
Telling me no lies
She was honest and straightforward
Knocking me out with those American thighs
Her curvaceous body and physical strength were impressive and attractive to him
Taking more than her share
She was demanding and took more than what was necessarily hers
Had me fighting for air
She took his breath away and left him feeling overwhelmed
She told me to come, but I was already there
She invited him over, but he was already so smitten that he didn't need an invitation
'Cause the walls start shaking
Their passion was so intense that it affected their surroundings
The earth was quaking
Their love was so powerful that it felt like an earthquake
My mind was aching
His thoughts were consumed by her and their relationship
And we were making it and you
Their physical intimacy was thrilling and unforgettable
Shook me all night long
She excited and captivated him through the entire night
Working double time
She was putting in double the effort to seduce him
On the seduction line
She was intentionally and skillfully seducing him
She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine
She was unique and special, and he felt lucky to have her to himself
Wanted no applause
She didn't need or want recognition, she was satisfied with his adoration and attention
Just another course
He was just another conquest or achievement for her
Made a meal outta me, and come back for more
She consumed him, but still wanted more
Had to cool me down
He needed time to recover and regain his composure
To take another round
He was willing and eager to continue their physical intimacy
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing
He's ready and willing to engage in another round of physical intimacy
It knocked me out that you
She surprised and overpowered him with her physical presence
You had me shaking it
She made him feel jittery and exhilarated
You shook me all night long
She captivated and excited him all night long
Well, you took me
She took control of him and their physical intimacy
You really took me and you
She completely consumed and overwhelmed him
You really got me and you
She had a powerful hold on him, both physically and emotionally
You shook me all night long
She had a profound and lasting effect on him
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Johnson, Angus McKinnon Young, Malcolm Mitchell Young
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Where is the original video with Angus and a blonde on a mechanical bull!!?
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1980 PEOPLE : FUTURE IS GOING TO BE GREAT
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Yes. I want to feel the feeling of this kind of music when it released.