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| Released | 26 May 1986 (1986-05-26)[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1976 – December 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:50 | |||
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Who Made Who is asoundtrackalbum by Australian hard rock bandAC/DC. Released on 26 May 1986, the album is the soundtrack to theStephen King filmMaximum Overdrive. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of theAC/DC Remasters series.
Three tracks on the album – "Who Made Who" and the instrumentals "D.T." and "Chase the Ace" – were newly written and recorded by AC/DC for the album. The remaining tracks were previously released by the band. Only one song, "Ride On", features previous lead vocalistBon Scott, who died in 1980. All others feature his replacement,Brian Johnson.
Along with the album, the band released a 24-minute videotape, which containedmusic videos for the songs "Who Made Who", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Shake Your Foundations" (remixed), "Hells Bells", and footage from a live performance of "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", which was filmed inDetroit in 1983.[4]
The video for the title track, directed byDavid Mallet, was recorded at theBrixton Academy inLondon and features a theme of countless clones of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young. According to the bookAC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, these clones consisted of hundreds of fans who came from all over the UK, many of whom slept in the freezing cold in front of Brixton Academy for the opportunity to take part. This group was made up of approximately 300 members of the band's British fan club as well as others who had simply heard about the event on the radio.
The song "Who Made Who" was written for the Stephen King movieMaximum Overdrive, whose theme was machines that came alive and began killing people. The lyrics explore the idea of the gadgets and devices created by mankind coming to rule over human beings instead of the other way around, the irony where humans becomesubservient to the technology they created.[5][6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[8] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Though the film it was created for was derided by critics and financially flopped, the album reached No. 16 in the UK and No. 33 in the US.[11][12] The title track was the group's most successful single in years, reaching the top 10 in Australia and number 16 in the UK.[11] It was also voted the second best track of 1986 by the readers ofHit Parader magazine. Following this, a re-issue of "You Shook Me All Night Long" was released from the album, peaking at #46 in the UK.[11] The album has sold five million copies in the US.Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofAllMusic calls the album "a ripping AC/DC retrospective" and applauds the band "rescuing songs like 'Sink the Pink' from otherwise mediocre albums."[7]
All tracks are written byAngus Young,Malcolm Young andBrian Johnson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Who Made Who" | 3:27 | ||
| 2. | "You Shook Me All Night Long" (fromBack in Black) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "D.T." (instrumental) |
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| 2:53 |
| 4. | "Sink the Pink" (fromFly on the Wall) |
| 4:13 | |
| 5. | "Ride On" (fromDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap) |
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| 5:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Hells Bells" (fromBack in Black) | Lange | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "Shake Your Foundations" (remix; original version fromFly on the Wall) |
| 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Chase the Ace" (instrumental) |
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| 3:01 |
| 9. | "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (fromFor Those About to Rock We Salute You) | Lange | 5:53 |
A VHS titled "Who Made Who" was also released to support the album.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[25] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[26] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[29] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
