| "High Voltage" | ||||
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| Single byAC/DC | ||||
| from the albumT.N.T. | ||||
| B-side | "Soul Stripper" (AUS) "Live Wire" (UK) | |||
| Released | 23 June 1975 (1975-06-23) | |||
| Recorded | March 1975 | |||
| Studio | Albert (Sydney) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Albert | |||
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| "High Voltage" onYouTube | ||||
"High Voltage" is a song by Australianhard rock bandAC/DC. It was first released in Australia as asingle in July 1975, though it is the eighth track of their second Australian albumT.N.T., the release itself was issued as a stand alone single. The song was written byAngus Young,Malcolm Young andBon Scott, and peaked at #48 on theUK Singles Chart in 1980.[1]
In January 2018, as part ofTriple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "High Voltage" was ranked number 95.[2]
"High Voltage" shares its name with the band's firstAustralian andinternational albums. It is the ninth and final track on the international version, released in May 1976. "High Voltage" was also released as a single in the UK and various countries in Europe in 1976.
AlthoughPhil Rudd is erroneously credited with recording the song, the drums were actually recorded by a session drummerTony Currenti, not long after recording sessions for the debut albumHigh Voltage.[3]
"High Voltage" is one of AC/DC's most popular songs, and has been included on four of the band's five official live releases:If You Want Blood You've Got It (sung by Bon Scott, 1978),Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition (sung by Scott's replacementBrian Johnson, 1992),Live from the Atlantic Studios (Scott, 1977), andLet There Be Rock: The Movie – Live in Paris (Scott, 1979) – the latter two being released in 1997 as part of theBonfire box set.
In concerts, this song has evolved into acall and response with the crowd. The bridge where Scott sings 'I said high, I said high', has been extended with Scott (and later Brian Johnson) repeating the word 'high' in increasing loudness and high pitch, to which the crowd responds with "high" louder also. That is followed by a backing rhythm for several minutes while Angus Young improvises on the guitar.
During the 2010Black Ice World Tour, images of Scott were projected onto the stage screens during the performance of the song's chorus to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death.[4]
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| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[6] | 10 |
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 70 |
