Thunderstruck (song)

"Thunderstruck"
Single by AC/DC
from the album The Razors Edge
B-side "Fire Your Guns"
Released 10 September 1990
Format
Recorded January 1990
Genre
Length 4:52
Label ATCO
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
AC/DC singles chronology
"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"
(1988)		 "Thunderstruck"
(1990)		 "Moneytalks"
(1990)
Music video
"Thunderstruck" on YouTube

"Thunderstruck" is the lead single on the 1990 album The Razors Edge by Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

The song was released as a single in Germany, Australia, and Japan, and peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. In 2010, "Thunderstruck" topped Triple M's Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Melbourne, Australia. The top five were all AC/DC songs.[2]

Background

Angus Young stated in the liner notes of the 2003 re-release of The Razors Edge:

It started off from a little trick I had on guitar. I played it to Mal and he said 'Oh, I've got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back.' We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place. Lyrically, it was really just a case of finding a good title ... We came up with this thunder thing, based on our favorite childhood toy ThunderStreak, and it seemed to have a good ring to it. AC/DC = Power. That's the basic idea.[3]

The video which accompanied the single was filmed at London's Brixton Academy on 17 August 1990. The audience members were given free T-shirts with the words 'AC/DC – I was Thunderstruck' on the front and the date on the back, and these T-shirts were worn by the entire audience throughout the filming of the video.

The song has sold over a million digital copies since it became available for digital download.[4]

Charts and certifications

Personnel

Cover versions

  • Bagpiper Gordon Duncan arranged the tune for solo pipes,[38] and recorded this on his album Thunderstruck.
  • The Croatian cello duo 2Cellos covered this song on their 2015 album Celloverse. The music video for the song was released on 18 February 2014 on their YouTube channel. It features the duo playing the song in front of a Baroque audience, who soon discover the song is anything but classical. The video went viral in the beginning of March, gathering 10 million views in the first two weeks. As of June 2018, the video has garnered over 120 million views.[39]

Notable usage

References

  1. ↑ Jake Brown (16 July 2013). AC/DC in the Studio - The Stories Behind Every Album. John Blake Publishing, Limited. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-78219-677-8.
  2. ↑ "Triple M's Ultimate Rock 500". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-29. . Triple M. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Young, Angus (2003). The Razors Edge (booklet). AC/DC. Epic Records.
  4. ↑ Grein, Paul (January 14, 2015). "Nick Jonas's 'Jealous' Hits a New Pea". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 53, No. 3 Dec 01, 1990". RPM. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thunderstruck". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Musicline.de – AC/DC Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – AC/DC" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "AC/DC Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  23. ↑ "AC/DC Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  24. ↑ "AC/DC – Chart history". Billboard Rock Digital Songs for AC/DC. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1990". Single Top 100. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1991". Ultratop. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  31. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Certificeringer" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Italian single certifications – AC/DC – Thunderstruck" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  34. ↑ "British single certifications – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 7, 2015. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Thunderstruck in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  35. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Music Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  36. ↑ "American single certifications – AC/DC – Thunderstruck". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 31, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  37. ↑ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/28/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  38. ↑ "Gordon Duncan Renowned musician and composer". The Herald (Glasgow). 22 December 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  39. ↑ 2CELLOS (2014-02-18), 2CELLOS - Thunderstruck [OFFICIAL VIDEO], retrieved 2017-09-17
  40. ↑ , F-Secure Labs Jul 23, 2012
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