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Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979. It is also AC/DC's fifth international studio album. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

By far their most popular album at the time of its release, Highway to Hell expanded AC/DC's audience considerably, positioning the band for breakthrough success the following year with Back in Black. It was the last AC/DC album recorded with lead vocalist Bon Scott before his untimely death in February 1980. The final words spoken by Scott on the album are "Shazbot, na-nu na-nu," phrases used on the then-popular American sitcom, Mork and Mindy.

Highway to Hell was the first AC/DC album not produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. Pre-production of the album began in January 1979 with demos cut at Albert Studios in Sydney, Australia, where they met the intended producer, Eddie Kramer. The album was recorded during sessions in February 1979 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida and March-April at Roundhouse Studios in London, England. Kramer was fired before a single track had been completed, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange was brought in to replace him. The change proved to be fortuitous, with Lange also producing the band's biggest sellers, Back in Black, and For Those About to Rock.

In Australia, Highway to Hell was released with a slightly different album cover, featuring flames and a drawing of a bass guitar neck superimposed over the same group photo used on the international cover. Additionally, the East German release had different designs on front and back, apparently because the authorities were not happy with the sleeve as released elsewhere. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

Track listing

All songs composed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.
# "Highway to Hell" – 3:32
# "Girls Got Rhythm" – 3:27
# "Walk All Over You" – 5:13
# "Touch Too Much" – 4:30
# "Beating Around the Bush" – 4:00
# "Shot Down in Flames" – 3:26
# "Get It Hot" – 2:38
# "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" – 4:40
# "Love Hungry Man" – 4:20
# "Night Prowler" – 6:27

Personnel

*Bon Scott – lead vocals
*Angus Young – lead guitar
*Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
*Cliff Williams – bass
*Phil Rudd – drums

Production

*Producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange
*Engineer: Mark Dearnley

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1979 Pop Albums No. 17
Billboard (North America) - singles
1979 Highway To Hell Pop Singles No. 47
1992 Highway To Hell Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 29

Notes

*World Wrestling Federation used the title track as the theme song for their 1998 SummerSlam pay-per-view event.

External links

* Highway to Hell at MusicBrainz
Category:AC/DC albums
Category:1979 albums
Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:RS 500 albums