For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Song by AC/DC
from the album For Those About to Rock
Released	November 23, 1981
Recorded	???
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	5:44
Writer(s)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson
Composer(s)
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
For Those About to Rock Track Listing
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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Song by AC/DC
from the album Who Made Who
Released	May 1986
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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was released onto AC/DC's album with the same name in 1981. The cannons fired in the song are mixed with exploding fireworks. The video to this song was filmed live in Detroit in 1983. The song would later be released on AC/DC's first soundtrack album, Who Made Who, released five years later for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive. Image File history File links For_Those_About_to_Rock_We_Salute_You. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... This is the article about the album by AC/DC. For their same-titled song, see For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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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. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Robert John Mutt Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), is a record producer of popular music. ... This is the article about the album by AC/DC. For their same-titled song, see For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). ... Image File history File links ACDC_Who_Made_Who. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday 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. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive. ... For the card game, see Chase the Ace. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... This is the article about the album by AC/DC. For their same-titled song, see For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motor City; Motown, D-Town, The D, The Renaissance City, Detroit Rock City, The Rock City, The 313 Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country State County United States Michigan Wayne... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 film written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King. ...

Personnel

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

Brian Johnson For the American football player, see Bryan Johnson. ... Angus McKinnon Young (born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a rock guitarist and songwriter 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 of, and rhythm guitarist for, the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. // Biography Before AC/DC Malcolm Young began playing the guitar while he was still in school. ... 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. ...

External links

• Rock Magic Lyrics for For Those About to Rock

Trivia

• This song was misquoted by Jack Black in School of Rock as "For those about to rock, I salute you!"