About This Track
“Hells Bells” is the first track of the album Back in Black of Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first song on their comeback album after the death of vocalist Bon Scott, introducing his successor Brian Johnson.
The song starts off with the slow tolling of a bell 13 times and an intro played by lead guitarist Angus Young in the beginning, he is then accompanied by his brother and band mate Malcolm Young. Eventually the bassist Cliff Williams and the drummer Phil Rudd start playing. The lyrics, sung by Brian Johnson, explain how the narrator will attack, comparing his actions with natural phenomena such as rain, thunders and hurricanes. The song implies that the narrator has been sent to drag a soul into Hell.
The song was written to commemorate the death of AC/DC’s lead singer Bon Scott.
The song also appears on Who Made Who, AC/DC’s 1986 soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive, and on both versions of 1992’s AC/DC Live.
In popular culture
* The song is played in the video introduction at New Jersey Devils home games.
* The song’s main riff is played while the main character in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is at the airport.
* The song is played during the recap of the Season 3 premiere episode of the television series Supernatural.
* Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Hoffman has entered all save situations in San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers home games (called “Trevor Time”) since 1998 with “Hells Bells” playing over the public address system. Matt Wieters also used the song during his MLB debut and is expected to continue using it. [2]
The song starts off with the slow tolling of a bell 13 times and an intro played by lead guitarist Angus Young in the beginning, he is then accompanied by his brother and band mate Malcolm Young. Eventually the bassist Cliff Williams and the drummer Phil Rudd start playing. The lyrics, sung by Brian Johnson, explain how the narrator will attack, comparing his actions with natural phenomena such as rain, thunders and hurricanes. The song implies that the narrator has been sent to drag a soul into Hell.
The song was written to commemorate the death of AC/DC’s lead singer Bon Scott.
The song also appears on Who Made Who, AC/DC’s 1986 soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive, and on both versions of 1992’s AC/DC Live.
In popular culture
* The song is played in the video introduction at New Jersey Devils home games.
* The song’s main riff is played while the main character in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is at the airport.
* The song is played during the recap of the Season 3 premiere episode of the television series Supernatural.
* Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Hoffman has entered all save situations in San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers home games (called “Trevor Time”) since 1998 with “Hells Bells” playing over the public address system. Matt Wieters also used the song during his MLB debut and is expected to continue using it. [2]
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sdyawg wrote:
Yea, this track has radio talk over for me, wtf is this shit?
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MaidenLover wrote:
What's with the radio crap on this track?
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WWOMENN wrote:
AC⚡DC I LOVE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Roseholy wrote:
It's so epic! [2]
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wmcfaul wrote:
FC St. Pauli Hymn! [2] Jeder Paulianer muss dieses Lied lieben! <3 :D [English is all ways nice]
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jbadjbad wrote:
Angus & the boys are rock gods.
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maciekced wrote:
It's so epic!
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nicolasbj wrote:
this is not a song, it´s an anthem
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Good LIVE version. On time !
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MoparGeorge wrote:
WTF is this talking over a good fuck!! Epic FAIL!!
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Piggy-Warrior wrote:
Great song!
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JDCOMPACTMAN wrote:
Never gets old!
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paradox_delay wrote:
@FKNA1 I know! It's pissing me off that Last.FM can't a great song from a cd or something. Get the Radio Banter junk outta here!
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FKNA1 wrote:
WTF?! superbowl radio banter? right in the middle of ac/dc, fail!!
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1stepkloser wrote:
AC fking DC .. old But still kick ass .. sure they wont die for another 1000 years ..
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paskutinis wrote:
pure awesomeness
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UnknownInvader wrote:
Legen- wait for it -dary.
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TittiesnBeer wrote:
A great track from one of the greatest rock 'n roll albums of all time!!!
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BMWPRETTY wrote:
nice
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Oath666 wrote:
i grew up on this song :)
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