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"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. It is also the first track on the international version of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in November 1976. The international version was not released in the United States until April 1981. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...
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R.I.P. (Rock In Peace) is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. ...
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Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...
Albert Records is an Australian record label founded in 1964 by Ted Albert. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
Harry Vanda (born Johannes Hendricus Jacob Vandenberg, 22 March 1946, in The Hague, The Netherlands), is a Dutch-Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer. ...
George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter and record producer, best-known as the co-writer of the international hits, Friday On My Mind and Love Is In The Air; and for his production of the hard rock band, AC/DC...
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Jailbreak is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the ninth and final track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. ...
Bonny is a traditional Scottish ballad created for a tribute to AC/DCs earlier singer, Bon Scott. ...
Love At First Feel is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of the international version of their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in November 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon...
Problem Child is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the fourth track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. ...
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...
is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Hard Rock redirects here. ...
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...
Albert Records is an Australian record label founded in 1964 by Ted Albert. ...
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...
Angus McKinnon Young, (born on 31 March 1955) is an Australian Guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in November 1973. ...
Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953) is a British guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He has been with them since he co-founded the band in November 1973. ...
Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946 â February 19, 1980) was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
Harry Vanda (born Johannes Hendricus Jacob Vandenberg, 22 March 1946, in The Hague, The Netherlands), is a Dutch-Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer. ...
George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter and record producer, best-known as the co-writer of the international hits, Friday On My Mind and Love Is In The Air; and for his production of the hard rock band, AC/DC...
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...
Aint No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire) is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm...
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the second international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in December 1976 in Europe and delayed for release in the U.S. until April 1981. ...
Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the second international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in December 1976 in Europe and delayed for release in the U.S. until April 1981. ...
Love At First Feel is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of the international version of their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in November 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon...
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Live is a 1992 album by Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. It was released both as a single album and as a double album (known as Live: 2 CD Collectors Edition). The album has been considered the closest thing to a greatest hits album in the AC/DC...
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Shoot to Thrill is the second song on the album Back in Black by hard rock band AC/DC. This song can also be found as the second track on Live and in the first disk of Live: 2 CD Collectors Edition. ...
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Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...
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In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...
Atco Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMGs Rhino Entertainment. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
Bruce Fairbairn press photo Bruce Earl Fairbairn (born in Vancouver, Canada on December 30, 1949, died May 17, 1999) was a music producers who was prominent during the 1980s and 1990s, producing songs for bands such as Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Loverboy. ...
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Bonny is a traditional Scottish ballad created for a tribute to AC/DCs earlier singer, Bon Scott. ...
Highway to Hell is a song by AC/DC, the opening track of their 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. ...
Hells Bells [sic][1] is the first track of the album Back in Black of Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is to this day one of their most well known songs, being the first on their comeback album after the death of the iconic vocalist Bon Scott, introducing...
The Jack is a blues song from the hard rock group AC/DC. It was first released in Australia in 1975 on their second album, T.N.T, but also appeared on their 1976 album High Voltage. ...
Big Gun is a song/single by AC/DC. This song is found on their rare single with the same name. ...
Audio sample Back in Black is a song by AC/DC best known for its distinctive opening guitar riff, appearing as the sixth track on their 1980 album of the same title, Back in Black. ...
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This article is about the band. ...
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...
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Angus McKinnon Young, (born on 31 March 1955) is an Australian Guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in November 1973. ...
Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953) is a British guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He has been with them since he co-founded the band in November 1973. ...
Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946 â February 19, 1980) was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. ...
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the second international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in December 1976 in Europe and delayed for release in the U.S. until April 1981. ...
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It was also released as a single, with "R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)" as the B-side in Australia, in 1976. R.I.P. (Rock In Peace) is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. ...
This is one of AC/DC's best known songs. [citation needed] It features a unique backing vocal consisting of a heavy breathing sound, made on the downbeat during verses. It is also the only AC/DC song to feature a line sung solely by Malcolm Young, who sings (in a spoken-word style) the title at the end of the chorus. The full length recording (approximately 4:11) has the title of the song chanted 4 times starting at 3:09, but on the more common edited version (approximately 3:51) the chant is heard only 2 times. Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953) is a British guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He has been with them since he co-founded the band in November 1973. ...
Composition
In the song, an unnamed person invites people with problems to either call him at 362-436 or visit him at his home, and he will perform assorted unsavoury acts to resolve said problems. Situations in which he offers assistance include those involving lewd high school principals and significant others who cheat or nag. As detailed by the song, the "dirty deeds" provided at low cost include: In computer science and telecommunications a call is: Any attempt to set up a telecommunication circuit A unit of traffic measurement The actions performed by a call originator The action of bringing a computer program, subroutine, or variable into effect; usually by specifying the entry conditions and the entry point. ...
Two of the services offered share names with AC/DC's first two Australian albums, T.N.T. and High Voltage. They are also the names of songs that appeared on Australia's T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage. Additionally, the six digits of the telephone number provided by the speaker are the idealized "perfect measurements" of a woman (36"-24"-36"). Cement shoes is a slang term adopted by the American Mafia crime world for a method of execution that involves weighting down a victim and throwing him or her into the water to drown. ...
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R-phrases S-phrases Related Compounds Related compounds picric acid hexanitrobenzene Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. ...
U.S. Army Combatives instructor Matt Larsen uses a chokehold to strangle an opponent in hand to hand combat training. ...
A hitman (alternately, hit man), also referred to as a contract killer, is a hired assassin, usually in the employ of organized crime. ...
Sign warning of possible electric shock hazard An electric shock can occur upon contact of a humans body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or hair. ...
T.N.T. is an album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
The Australian hard rock band AC/DCs first album High Voltage was released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) in Australia. ...
High Voltage is the first internationally-released album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in May 1976. ...
Influences The term "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is an homage to the cartoon Beany and Cecil, which Angus Young watched when he was a child. One of the cartoon's characters was named Dishonest John, and carried a business card that read, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Holidays, Sundays and Special Rates." Beany and Cecil was an animated cartoon series that ran from 1962 to 1967. ...
Angus McKinnon Young, (born on 31 March 1955) is an Australian Guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in November 1973. ...
Beany and Cecil was an animated cartoon series that ran from 1962 to 1967. ...
Live recordings Though well-known to fans, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" has only been included on one official AC/DC live album, 1992's Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition, sung by Scott's replacement Brian Johnson. For other uses, see Brian Johnson (disambiguation). ...
An earlier version with Bon Scott recorded live in Sydney (Haymarket) at the Festival Of Sydney, January 30 1977, was released on an Australian only radio 2JJ compilation album titled "Long Live The Evolution". Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946 â February 19, 1980) was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. ...
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In 2007 on the Plug Me In 3 track bonus CD from Best Buy, a live version from Detroit, MI (Joe Louis Arena) 17 or 18 November, 1983 was released. This version featured Brian Johnson on vocals and Simon Wright on drums. Plug Me In is a DVD to be released by the hard rock group AC/DC on October 16, 2007. ...
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Personnel Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946 â February 19, 1980) was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. ...
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Angus McKinnon Young, (born on 31 March 1955) is an Australian Guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in November 1973. ...
An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ...
Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953) is a British guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He has been with them since he co-founded the band in November 1973. ...
Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ...
A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ...
Mark Whitmore Evans (born March 2, 1956) is an Australian bassist best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from March 1975-June 1977. ...
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Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, on May 19, 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known for his membership in Australian rock band AC/DC. He held the position from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present. ...
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George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter and record producer, best-known as the co-writer of the international hits, Friday On My Mind and Love Is In The Air; and for his production of the hard rock band, AC/DC...
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Trivia - The song ranked #24 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs [1]
- Toronto classic rock station, Q107 plays this song every night at 8:00 p.m.
- In an episode of The Drew Carey Show, Drew mentions that he came to help at the hospital because he's done some dirty deeds further admitting that they were done dirt cheap. Drew's girlfriend then says that she likes AC/DC.
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Resources - AC/DC Two Sides to Every Glory by Paul Stenning
Notes - ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.
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