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| "Flick of the Switch" | ||||
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| Single byAC/DC | ||||
| from the albumFlick of the Switch | ||||
| B-side | "Badlands" | |||
| Released | March 1984 (US) | |||
| Recorded | April 1983 | |||
| Studio | Compass Point (Nassau) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | AC/DC | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Flick of the Switch" onYouTube | ||||
"Flick of the Switch" is a single by theAustralian rock bandAC/DC, from the albumFlick of the Switch, released in 1983.[1] It was written byAngus Young,Malcolm Young, andBrian Johnson.
It was released as a single only in certain territories, mainly Australia, Canada and the United States.
The music video for the song "Flick of the Switch" was done in a similar format to the music videos for the albumBack in Black. The video shows the band playing the song inside of what was later revealed to be a closed up airplane hangar, surrounded by flight cases with the AC/DC logo painted on them. Some versions of the video start with a short clip from a rehearsal tape of the band that shows Angus practicing dance moves for his onstage striptease while one of the band members, presumably Brian Johnson, sings in the background and the rest of the band laugh. However, the video on theFamily Jewels DVD removes this.
Said Malcolm Young later of the simple approach to the video, "We basically told the film crew, 'We'll be playing – you film. Walk around the band – do whatever the fuck you want. We just want it done today'."[citation needed]
DrummerPhil Rudd had left the band by the time the video was recorded, and his replacementSimon Wright is featured instead.
