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Highway to Hell

This article is about the album. For the song, seeHighway to Hell (song).For other uses, seeHighway to Hell (disambiguation).

Highway to Hellis the sixth studio album by Australianhard rockbandAC/DC,released on 27 July 1979. It is the first of three albums produced byRobert John "Mutt" Lange,and is the last album featuring lead singerBon Scott,who died on 19 February 1980.

Highway to Hell
Studio albumby
AC/DC
Released27 July 1979(1979-07-27)[1]
Recorded24 March – 14 April 1979
StudioRoundhouse(London)
Genre
Length41:38
Label
ProducerRobert John "Mutt" Lange
AC/DCchronology
If You Want Blood You've Got It
(1978) 		Highway to Hell
(1979) 		Back in Black
(1980)
Alternative cover art
Original Australian cover
SinglesfromHighway to Hell
  1. "Highway to Hell"
    Released: 27 July 1979
  2. "Girls Got Rhythm"
    Released: 2 November 1979[3]
  3. "Touch Too Much"
    Released: 25 January 1980 (UK)[4]

Background

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By 1978, AC/DC had released five albums internationally and had toured Australia and Europe extensively.[5]In 1977, they landed in America and, with virtually no radio support, began to amass a live following. The band's most recent album, the liveIf You Want Blood,had reached number 13 in the United Kingdom, and the two albums previous to that, 1977'sLet There Be Rockand 1978'sPowerage,had seen the band find their raging, blues-based hard rock sound. Although the American branch ofAtlantic Recordshad rejected the group's 1976 LPDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,it now believed the band was poised to strike it big in the States if only they would work with a producer who could give them a radio-friendly sound.[6]Since their 1975 Australian debutHigh Voltage,all of AC/DC's albums had been produced byGeorge YoungandHarry Vanda.[7]According to the bookAC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll,the band was not enthusiastic about the idea, especially guitaristsAngus YoungandMalcolm Young,who felt a strong sense of loyalty to their older brother George:

Being told what to do was bad enough but what really pissed off Malcolm and Angus was they felt that George was being treated disrespectfully by Atlantic, like an amateur with no great track record when it came to production... Malcolm seemed less pleased with the situation and went so far as to tell Radio 2JJ inSydneythat the band had been virtually "forced" to go with an outside producer. Losing Harry was one thing. Losing George was almost literally like losing a sixth member of the band, and much more.[8]

The producer Atlantic paired the band with wasSouth African-bornEddie Kramer,best known for his pioneering work as engineer forJimi Hendrixbut also for mega-bandsLed ZeppelinandKiss.Kramer met the band atCriteria StudiosinMiami, Floridabut, by all accounts, they did not get on.[9]Geoff Barton quotes Malcolm Young inGuitar Legendsmagazine: "Kramer was a bit of a prat. He looked at Bon and said to us, 'Can your guy sing?' He might've sat behind the knobs for Hendrix, but he's certainly not Hendrix, I can tell you that much." Former AC/DC manager Michael Browning recalls in the 1994 bookHighway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott,"I got a phone call from Malcolm in Florida, to say, 'This guy's hopeless, do something, he's trying to talk us into recording thatSpencer Davissong,' 'Gimme Some Lovin',' 'I'm a Man,' whatever it was. "[10]Browning turned toZambian-born producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange to step in. Lange was best known for producing theBoomtown Ratsnumber-one hit "Rat Trap"[11]and post-pub rock bands likeClover,[12]City Boy,[13]andGraham Parker.[14]In 1979, singer Bon Scott toldRock Australia Magazine,"Three weeks in Miami and we hadn't written a thing with Kramer. So one day we told him we were going to have a day off and not to bother coming in. This was Saturday, and we snuck into the studio and on that one day we put down six songs, sent the tape to Lange and said, 'Will you work with us?'" The band had also signed up with new management, firing Michael Browning and hiringPeter Mensch,an aggressive American who had helped develop the careers ofAerosmithandTed Nugent.[6]

Recording

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With "Mutt" Lange in place as producer, recording commenced at theRoundhouse Recording StudiosinChalk Farm,north London on 24 March 1979,[15]and ended on 14 April.[16]Clinton Walker described this process in his bookHighway to Hell.The band had spent about three months at Roundhouse Studio, constantly working on the album. They worked for fifteen hours a day, usually for days on end, working on and reworking the songs within the album. This process was a culture shock to the band, who had grown used to spending about three weeks or so on an album, not the exhausting three-month period they spent on Highway to Hell.[citation needed]In spite of this, Lange's process was appreciated by the band, who had a similarly solid work ethic, themselves. Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young later went on to describe Lange's contributions to the band in an article byMojo'sSylvie Simmons. Lange was able to refine the tracks for the band, ensuring that sound, guitar, drums, and even vocals were up to par with both his and the band's expectations.[citation needed]Tour manager, Ian Jeffery, who was present during recordings recalled the many changes Lange had put the band through, such as during a particular recording session that led to an argument between Bon Scott and Lange. Lange had advised Scott to control his breathing during the recording of "If You Want Blood," leading Scott to demand that he do the technique himself. Lange was able to do it without complication, much to the shock of those in the room. Soon after, the band became receptive to Lange's instruction.[17]

InAC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll,Arnaud Durieux writes that Lange, a trained singer, showed Scott how to breathe so he could be a technically better singer on songs like "Touch Too Much"and would join in on background vocals himself, having to stand on the other side of the studio because his own voice was so distinctive. The melodic backing vocals were a new element to the band's sound, but the polish Lange added did not detract from the band's characteristic crunch, thereby satisfying both the band and Atlantic Records at the same time.[citation needed]

Lange also taught Angus some useful lessons, instructing him to play his solos while sitting next to the producer. Jeffrey recalled an instance where he sat down with the lead guitarist to show him how he wanted him to play. While Angus initially reacted with hostility, he sat down with Lange, who instructed him by pointing toward notes on the fretboard. These notes turned out to be the solo from "Highway to Hell." Moments like these stood out as significant to the band. Lange didn't ask them to do the impossible, nor tell them their past process was incorrect. He heightened their process further, shaping the album into what it came to be.[citation needed]

Tracks

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The album's most famous song is the title track. From the outset, Atlantic Records hated the idea of using the song as the album title, with Angus later tellingGuitar World's Alan Di Perna that, despite backlash, the name is meant to depict the experience of touring for the band.[18]

In a 2003 interview with Bill Crandall ofRolling Stone,Angus further recalled the genesis of the song. Residing in Miami at the time, Angus and his brother Malcolm played the guitar intro and drum beat to "Highway to Hell"while playing in a rehearsal studio. They recorded this initial intro and beat on a cassette tape. Which was then taken by a man in the studio with the two, who gave the cassette to his child, who then proceeded to unravel the tape. Bon Scott was then able to later repair the broken cassette for further use.[19]

"Highway to Hell"quickly took on a life of its own just after the death of Bon Scott in 1980. Just months after the album was first released to the public, Scott was found dead in his car, apparently having drunk himself to death. Scott's death gave a new perspective to the lyrics of the album's title song, becoming more a representation of his life up to mortem. His literal" Highway to Hell. "They show the carefree attitude when it comes to Scott's lifestyle, his so-called" fierce independence, "and the company he kept during his hectic lifestyle. It is a physical manifestation of everything the singer stood for, making the song seem all the more alive, as Scott embraces his fate with enthusiasm.[20]

Scott's lyrics onHighway to Helldeal almost exclusively with lust ( "Love Hungry Man", "Girls Got Rhythm"), sex (" Beating Around the Bush "," Touch Too Much "," Walk All Over You "), and partying on the town (" Get It Hot "," Shot Down in Flames "). In his 2006 band memoir, Murray Engelheart reveals that Scott felt the lyrics of songs like" Gone Shootin' "from the precedingPoweragewere "simply too serious."[21]

"Touch Too Much" had been first recorded in July 1977, with a radically different arrangement and lyrics from itsHighway to Hellincarnation.[citation needed]The final version was performed by Scott and AC/DC on theBBCmusic showTop of the Popsa few days before the singer's death in 1980.[22]The song "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" borrowed the title of the band's live album from the previous year and stemmed from Scott's response to a journalist at theDay on the Greenfestival in July 1978: when asked what they could expect from the band, Scott replied, "Blood".[23]

The opening guitar riff of "Beating Around the Bush" has been referred to by journalist Phil Sutcliffe as "almost a tribute... a reflection, I hesitate to say a copy "of"Oh Well"byFleetwood Mac.[24][25][26]

Asked in 1998, "What's the worst record you've ever made?", Angus replied: "There's a song onHighway to Hellcalled 'Love Hungry Man' which I must have written after a night of bad pizza – you can blame me for that. "[27]

"Night Prowler,"the album's outro song, has gained a degree of infamy over the years, due to an alleged association with Los Angeles serial killerRichard Ramirez.Coined the "Night Stalker" by the media, Ramirez is accredited to a series of brutal murders, rapes, and attempted murders taking place from 1984 to 1985, and a claimed fan of AC/DC. Ramirez left behind an AC/DC hat at the scene of a murder, and according to friends of Ramirez, he had a particular love for the album and the song "Night Prowler." Ramirez himself never confirmed such an association. This alleged connection brought bad publicity to AC/DC, whose ensuing concerts and albums faced protests by parents and the general public.[28]Despite backlash, the band had stated the song was given a murderous connotation by Ramirez's crimes, revealing on an episode ofVH1'sBehind the Musicabout AC/DC that the song was actually about a boy sneaking into his girlfriends bedroom at night while her parents are asleep, despite lyrics such as, "And you don't feel the steel, till it's hanging out your back."[29]

Release

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Highway to Hellwas originally released on 27 July 1979 byAlbert Productions,who licensed the album toAtlantic Recordsfor release outside of Australia, and it was re-released byEpic Recordsin 2003 as part of theAC/DC Remastersseries. In Australia, the album was originally released with a slightly different album cover, featuring flames and a drawing of a bass guitar neck superimposed over the same photo of the band used on the international cover; also, the AC/DC logo is a darker shade of maroon, but the accents are a bit lighter. TheEast Germanrelease had different and much plainer designs for the front and back of the album, apparently because the authorities were not happy with the sleeve as released elsewhere.

"Highway to Hell"is featured in the 2003 filmFinal Destination 2and the 2010 filmsMegamind,Iron Man 2andPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief."If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" is featured in the filmsEmpire Records(1995),The Longest Yard(2005),The Dukes of Hazzard(2005),Shoot 'Em Up(2007), andFinal Destination 5(2011). "Walk All Over You" is featured in the 2010 filmGrown Ups."Touch Too Much" is featured on the soundtrack for the video gameGrand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned,and it was also the theme song for theWorld Wrestling Federation'sSummerSlamevent in 1998.

Reception

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Retrospective professional reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[30]
Blender[31]
Classic Rock[32]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[33]
The Great Rock Discography8/10[34]
MusicHound Rock[35]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[36]
Smash Hits3/10[37]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[38]

The album became AC/DC's first LP to break the top 100 of the USBillboard200chart, eventually reaching number 17, and it propelled the band into the top ranks of hard rock acts. It is the second-highest selling AC/DC album (behindBack in Black) and is generally considered one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made. On 25 May 2006, the album was certified 7× Platinum by theRIAA.[39]

Of the album,Greg KotofRolling Stonewrote: "The songs are more compact, the choruses fattened by rugby-team harmonies. The prize moment: Scott closes the hip-grinding 'Shot Down in Flames' with a cackle worthy of theWicked Witch of the West."[2]In a 2008Rolling Stonecover story,David Frickenoted: "Superproducer 'Mutt' Lange sculpted AC/DC's rough-granite rock into chart-smart boogie on this album."AllMusiccalled the song "Highway to Hell" "one of hard rock's all-time anthems."[30]The album was ranked number 199 onRolling Stonemagazine's 2003 list ofthe 500 greatest albums of all time;[40]it was number 200 on the 2012 revised list.[41]The 2010 bookThe 100 Best Australian AlbumsincludedHighway to Hellin the top 50 (Back in Blackwas No. 2).[42]

In 2013, AC/DC fans Steevi Diamond andJon Morter(who was behind aRage Against the MachineFacebook campaign in 2009) spearheaded a Facebook campaign to make "Highway to Hell" a Christmas number one single on theUK Singles Chart,to celebrate the 40th anniversary of AC/DC, and to preventThe X Factorfrom achieving another number one hit single.[43]The campaign raised funds for Feel Yourself, atesticular cancer-awareness charity.[44]The song peaked at number four on the Official Singles Chart for Christmas that year, making it AC/DC's first-ever UK Top 10 single.[45]

Track listing

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All tracks are written byAngus Young,Malcolm YoungandBon Scott

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Highway to Hell"3:29
2."Girls Got Rhythm"3:24
3."Walk All Over You"5:10
4."Touch Too Much"4:28
5."Beating Around the Bush"3:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Shot Down in Flames"3:23
7."Get It Hot"2:35
8."If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"4:38
9."Love Hungry Man"4:18
10."Night Prowler"6:13
Total length:41:38

Personnel

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AC/DC

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[70] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[71] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPIAustria)[72] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[73] 9× Platinum 900,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[74] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
France (SNEP)[75] Platinum 400,000*
Germany (BVMI)[76]
WEA 		Platinum 500,000^
Germany (BVMI)[76]
Eastwest Records 		Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[77] Platinum 50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[78] Gold 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[80] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[81] Platinum 300,000*
United States (RIAA)[82] 8× Platinum 8,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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