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AC/DC – Thunderstruck (4:52)

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“Thunderstruck” is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge.

The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks. It was released as a single in Germany, Australia and Japan. Shown is the cover of the German release of the “Thunderstruck” single. The song is said to be inspired by lead guitarist Angus Young’s hair-raising experience when a plane he was on was struck by lightning. However, Angus Young was later to say that it “started off from a little trick I had on guitar. I played it to Mal and he said ‘Oh, I’ve got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back.’ We built the song up from that… It was really just a case of finding a good title. We came up with this thunder thing and it seemed to have a good ring to it. AC/DC=Power. That’s the basic idea.”

Contrary to popular belief, Young does not play Thunderstruck’s main riff with one hand. Instead, he picks every fretted note and pulls off the open notes. Additionally in all AC/DC live videos, Angus can clearly be viewed picking every fretted note. The one-handed tapping technique can only be seen in the “Thunderstruck” music video.

The video which accompanied the single was filmed at London’s Brixton Academy on 17 August, 1990. The audience members were given free T-Shirts with the words ‘AC/DC - I was Thunderstruck’ on the front and the date on the back, and these T-shirts were worn by the entire audience throughout the filming of the video.
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  • The Razors Edge
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  • The Very Best
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  • The Razor's Edge
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  • The Best (disc 1)
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  • Link_Zero

    AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER [74]

    yesterday morning

  • MIKEH3875

    \m/ \m/

    Monday afternoon

  • RockerOf70s80s

    YOUVE BEEN. . . . THUNDERSTRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

    last week

  • BeatrizBettanin

    Thunderstruck eu amo essa música hoje ela n saia da minha cabeça.....

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    THUNDEEEEEEEEEEERRRRR <3<3

    last month

  • jontebjo

    AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER [73]

    March 2012

  • DeathNoteAddict

    "You've been, thunderstruck!" :D Hell yeah, AC-DC rocks! \m/ I'm in love with his voice. <3

    March 2012

  • cherrymelt

    THUNDER!!!

    March 2012

  • Szopen715

    AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER! AAAAAAAAAAH THUNDER [71]

    March 2012

  • Ezekiel22

    This makes my balls tingle.

    March 2012

  • leandro_xps

    AC/DC Rocks \../

    March 2012

  • vgnomad

    you been tundersruck

    February 2012

  • clarky212

    what a exciting track - just whats missing from todays 'rock' bands

    January 2012

  • Mactele52

    Oh yeah!

    January 2012

  • pachilein

    este es el mejor xd

    January 2012

  • MushMaggot

    Long Live AC/DC!!!!

    January 2012

  • infra_vermelho

    Você fez o scrobble desta faixa 1.106 vezes. Você fez o primeiro scrobble dela em 2 Mai 2007. Você adicionou esta faixa aos favoritos. <3

    January 2012

  • coanta

    Idem, JannesJannes2[71]

    January 2012

  • Justgotmyperiod

    God damn the live version is amazing

    January 2012

  • paulo_morrison

    IN ROCK WE TRUST

    January 2012
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