Back in Black
~ Song
Annotation
ISWC: T-060.108.262-5
Obsolet / Archived
Annotation last modified on 2023-03-29 06:16 UTC.
Wikipedia
"Back in Black" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released as the second US single from their seventh album, which is also named Back in Black and released 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.
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 trailers for Lilo & Stitch, as well as the films Iron Man, Megamind, The Muppets, The Smurfs, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Family Guy, Supernatural, and other films and TV shows.
Relationships
| writer: | Angus Young (member of AC/DC) Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) Malcolm Young (Guitar player for AC/DC) |
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| publisher: | J. Albert & Son J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980) Marks Music (in 1980) Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Ac-dc-back-in-black-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7776 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=80 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q2466691 [info] |
| later parody versions: | Back Intact |
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| is the basis for: | AC/VC Rock'n Roll Dance |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1980-04 – 1980-05 | Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:16 | |
| 1980-07 | Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:21 | |
| 1981-12-20 | Back in Black (live, 1981-12-21: Capital Center, Landover, MD, USA) | live | AC/DC | 4:20 |
| 1981-12-20 | Back in Black (live, 1981-12-20: Capital Center, Landover, MD, USA) | live | AC/DC | 3:51 |
| 1981-12 | Back in Black (live, 1981) | live | AC/DC | 4:11 |
| 1981-12 | Back in Black (live) | live | AC/DC | 4:01 |
| 1983 | Back in Black (live, 1983: USA) | live | AC/DC | 3:49 |
| 1985-10-11 | Back in Black (live, 1985-10-11: Frank Erwin Centre, Austin, TX, USA) | live | AC/DC | 4:20 |
| 1985-10-12 | Back in Black (live, 1985-10-12: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA) | live | AC/DC | 3:46 |
| 1986-01-13 | Back in Black (live, 1986-01-13: Manchester, UK) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 1986-02-15 | Back in Black (live, 1986-02-15: Gothenburg, Sweden) | live | AC/DC | 3:59 |
| 1988-02 | Fight Like a Brave / Back in Black (live, 1988-02: Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland) | cover and live | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3:30 |
| 1988-10-23 | Back in Black (live, 1988-10-23: Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN, USA) | live | AC/DC | 4:14 |
| 1989 | Back in Black | cover | Skrewdriver | 3:39 |
| 1990-01-26 | Taste the Pain / Back in Black (live, 1990-01-26: CLUB CITTA’, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) | cover and live | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 5:09 |
| 1991-08-17 | Back in Black (live, 1991-08-17: Donington Park, Leicestershire, England) | live | AC/DC | 4:02 |
| 1991-08-17 | Back in Black (live, 1991-08-17: Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, UK) | live | AC/DC | 4:17 |
| 1991-08-17 | Back in Black (live, 1991-08-17: Donington Park, Leicestershire, England) | live | AC/DC | 4:28 |
| 1991-08-17 | Back in Black (live, 1991-08-17: Donington Park, Leicestershire, England) | live | AC/DC | 4:23 |
| 1991-09-28 | Back in Black (live, 1991-09-28: Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia) | live | AC/DC | 4:10 |
| 1991-09-28 | Back in Black (live, 1991-09-28: Moscow, Russia) | live | AC/DC | 4:27 |
| 1991-09-28 | Back in Black (live, 1991-09: Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) | live | AC/DC | 2:21 |
| 1991-09-28 | Back In Black | live | AC/DC | 4:35 |
| 1991-09-28 | Back in Black (live) | live | AC/DC | 4:07 |
| 1996-02-05 | Intro / Back in Black (live, 1996-02-05: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, USA) | live | AC/DC | 4:51 |
| 1996-07-09 – 1996-07-11 | Back In Black (live, 1996: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain) | live | AC/DC | 4:35 |
| 1996-07-10 | Back in Black (live, 1996-07-10: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 1996-07-10 | Back in Black (live, 1996-07-10: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain) | live | AC/DC | 4:17 |
| 1996-07-10 | Back in Black (live) | live | AC/DC | 4:10 |
| 1996-07-10 | Back in Black (live) (live, 1996-07-10: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain) | live | AC/DC | 4:08 |
| 1997 | Medley: Space Trucking / Woman From Tokyo / Back in Black / Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City / War Pigs / Paranoid (live, 1997: O'Malley's, Kauniainen) | cover, live and medley | Ben Granfelt | 13:15 |
| 2000-09-13 | Back in Black (live, 2000-09-13: American West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA) | live | AC/DC | 4:15 |
| 2000-10-30 | Back in Black (live, 2000-10-30: Canal+ Studio, Paris, France) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 2001-06-14 | Back in Black | live | AC/DC | 4:05 |
| 2003-06-22 | Back in Black (live, 2003-06-22: Hockenheim, Germany) | live | AC/DC | 4:26 |
| 2003-07-30 | Back in Black (live, 2003-07-30: Downsview Park, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | AC/DC | 3:54 |
| 2006-11-03 | Back in Black (live, 2006-11-03: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USA) | cover and live | Hell’s Belles | 5:14 |
| 2009-02-20 | Back in Black (live, 2009-02-20: Globen Arena, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 2009-11-27 | Back in Black (live, 2009-11-27: Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 2009-12-04 | Back in Black (live, 2009-12-04: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina) | live | AC/DC | 4:15 |
| 2012 | Back in Black | cover | Anastacia | 4:30 |
| 2016-02-05 | Back in Black (live, 2016-02-05: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA) | live | AC/DC | ?:?? |
| 2016-09-14 | Back in Black (live, 2016-09-14: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | AC/DC w/ Axl Rose | ?:?? |
| 2022-09-03 | Back in Black | live | Brian Johnson, Lars Ulrich & Foo Fighters | 4:26 |
| AC/DC "Back in Black" | Brocket 99 | 3:47 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs | 6:18 | |
| Back in Black | cover | The Hives | 3:33 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Hell’s Belles | 4:10 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:18 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Thee S.T.P. | 2:53 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Regurgitator | 4:29 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Joe Lynn Turner & Phil Collen | 4:31 | |
| Back in Black | live | AC/DC | 4:10 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Turbowolf | 3:21 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 3:49 | ||
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:33 | ||
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 3:59 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Scott Vestal, Tim Crouch, Pat Bergeson, Randy Kohrs, Kurt Mason, Mike Furkins & Bo Baseman | 4:27 | |
| Back in Black | cover | La Tchoucrav’ | 4:11 | |
| Back in Black | live | AC/DC | 4:05 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Santana feat. Nas & Janelle Monáe | 4:21 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Ktulu | 4:28 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:21 | ||
| Back in Black | cover and instrumental | MattRach | 3:58 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Six Feet Under | 4:24 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Reyo Bikkin | 3:35 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Booost | 4:42 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Tarsha & Richard Kendrick | 4:21 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 4:16 | ||
| Back in Black | live | AC/DC | 4:21 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Refused | 3:36 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Living Colour | 4:25 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs | 10:43 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | ?:?? | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Ryoji Ikeda | 4:00 | |
| Back in Black (live, 1981-02-05: Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, Japan) | AC/DC | 3:43 | ||
| Back in Black (live, 1981-02-27: Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia) | AC/DC | 4:21 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Hayseed Dixie | 3:59 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Steriogram | 2:39 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Hydrogyn | 4:26 | |
| Back in Black | cover and instrumental | Vitamin String Quartet | 4:31 | |
| Back in Black (part of A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts’s “Boxfresh Spring 2005” DJ-mix) | AC/DC | 0:09 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | The Buddha Lounge Players | 4:04 | |
| Back in Black | cover and live | Shakira | 5:24 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Le Bang Bang | 3:40 | |
| Back in Black | cover | The Upper Crust | ?:?? | |
| Back in Black | cover | Rockabye Baby! | 3:12 | |
| Back in Black | live | AC/DC | 3:38 | |
| Back in Black (live, 2003-07-30: Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada) | live | AC/DC | 4:27 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Motorocker | 3:41 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | ?:?? | ||
| Back in Black | cover | Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs | 6:17 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Anubis Gate | 8:09 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Sunshiners | 2:57 | |
| Back in Black (live, 1991-03-28: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France) | live | AC/DC | 4:35 | |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 3:55 | ||
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 3:57 | ||
| Back in Black | cover | The Lachy Doley Group | 4:48 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Transmetal | 3:59 | |
| Back in Black | cover | Thee S.T.P. | ?:?? | |
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