Flick of the Switch
Album by AC/DC
Released	August 15, 1983 (US)
Recorded	April 1983
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:28
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
AC/DC chronology
For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981)	Flick of the Switch (1983)	'74 Jailbreak (1984)
Back Cover
Flick of the Switch Back Cover

Flick of the Switch is an album by Australian band AC/DC, recorded shortly after their European Tour at the beginning of 1983. Image File history File links AC-DC_Flick-of-the-Switch. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Angus McKinnon Young (born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a rock guitarist who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973. ... Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a founding member and rhythm guitarist for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business brains behind AC/DC. As the... Brian Johnson For the American football player, see Bryan Johnson. ... Cliff Williams, bassist for AC/DC. Cliff Williams was born on December 14, 1949 in Romford Essex, England. ... Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis on May 19, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia) played drums in the rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 until the present. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: 2 out of 5 star. ... // History John Lennon - RS 1 (November 9, 1967)How I Won the War Film Still Founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner (who is still editor and publisher) and music critic Ralph J. Gleason, Rolling Stone was initially identified with and reported on the hippie counterculture of the... Image File history File links Description: 3 out of 5 star. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... For Those About to Rock is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1981. ... 74 Jailbreak is a hard rock/blues oriented EP by Australian band AC/DC, composed of earlier unreleased tracks. ... Image File history File links ACDC_Flick_of_the_Switch_Back_Cover. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After problems with other members of the band, drummer Phil Rudd departed midway through the recording sessions, although he had completed his drum parts. He was eventually replaced by British drummer Simon Wright. Wright eventually appeared in the videos for two of the singles on the album, "Flick Of The Switch" and "Nervous Shakedown". Rudd, however, eventually returned to the band in 1994. Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis on May 19, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia) played drums in the rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 until the present. ... Simon Wright(born June 19, 1963 in Manchester, England) is a professional drummer best known for his stints with Hard rock legends AC/DC and Ronnie James Dio. ... Flick Of The Switch is the third song on AC/DCs album Flick of the Switch, released in 1983. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...

The album was originally released in the United States on August 15, 1983 (see 1983 in music). The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. ... Blow Up Your Video, an example of a remastered AC/DC disc. ...

Track listing

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1. "Rising Power" - 3:45
2. "This House Is on Fire" - 3:25
3. "Flick Of The Switch" - 3:15
4. "Nervous Shakedown" - 4:29
5. "Landslide" - 3:59
6. "Guns For Hire" - 3:26
7. "Deep In The Hole" - 3:21
8. "Bedlam In Belgium" - 3:54
9. "Badlands" - 3:40
10. "Brain Shake" - 4:09

• All songs composed by A. Young, M. Young, & B. Johnson.

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Personnel

• Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals
• Angus Young - Lead Guitar
• Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar
• Cliff Williams - Bass Guitar
• Phil Rudd - Drums