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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Studio album by AC/DC
Released	November 23, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal[1]
Length	40:10
Label	Albert
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link Robert Christgau (C) link Rolling Stone link
AC/DC chronology
Back in Black (1980) For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981) Flick of the Switch (1983)

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) is the 8th hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1981. The album was a follow-up to their highly successful album Back in Black. For Those About to Rock has sold over 4 million copies in the US. It was AC/DC's first, and to date only, No. 1 album in the USA, and also the first hard rock album to debut at #1 in the US, opening the doors for the many hard rock acts to follow that decade. In their review, Rolling Stone Magazine declared it to be their best album. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article is about the band. ... 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/DCs album with the same name in 1981. ... For Those About To Rock is the name of a video containing live performances by AC/DC, The Black Crowes, Metallica and Pantera. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Heavy metal 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. ... 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. ... Robert John Mutt Lange (IPA of surname: [1]) (born November 16, 1948) is an award-winning record producer and songwriter of popular music. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as the ultimate guide to music and more. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the band. ... Singles from Back in Black Released: 1980 Released: 1981 Released: 1981 For other uses, see Back in Black (disambiguation). ... Flick of the Switch is an album by Australian band AC/DC, recorded shortly after their European Tour at the beginning of 1983. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... This article is about the band. ... Singles from Back in Black Released: 1980 Released: 1981 Released: 1981 For other uses, see Back in Black (disambiguation). ... This article is about the music magazine. ...

The album was the third and final produced for the band by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Robert John Mutt Lange (IPA of surname: [1]) (born November 16, 1948) is an award-winning record producer and songwriter of popular music. ...

The name of the album was inspired by a book Angus Young read, entitled For Those About To Die, We Salute You, about Roman gladiators. The gladiators' final words to the emperor were "nos morituri te salutamus" - or, "we who are about to die, salute you." The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant (litt. ... Blow Up Your Video, an example of a remastered AC/DC disc. ...

Track listing

1. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" – 5:44
2. "Put the Finger on You" – 3:25
3. "Let's Get It Up" – 3:54
4. "Inject the Venom" – 3:30
5. "Snowballed" – 3:23
6. "Evil Walks" – 4:23
7. "C.O.D." – 3:19
8. "Breaking the Rules" – 4:23
9. "Night of the Long Knives" – 3:25
10. "Spellbound" – 4:39

• All songs composed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

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Notes

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. For Those About To Rock > Overview. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.

Recorded in a rehearsal space on the outskirts of Paris. The band had found it difficult to come up with their desired sound while on their previous rehearsing location (an abandoned factory in France). All Media Guide (commonly known as AMG), is the company which owns and maintains All Music Guide, All Game Guide and All Movie Guide. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The album became AC/DC's first (and only) US No. 1 album. After its release the band embarked on its first arena tour of North America (late 1981 through early 1982). For the title track, large cannons were placed on stage, set to go off in accordance with the song on the album.

In Spain, early copies of the album featured a sleeve with the colours reversed, i.e., a gold cannon on a black background.

The title track's popularity was such that in every live concert AC/DC has done thereafter, the song is performed as an encore and is always accompanied by firing cannons on stage.

It was re-released in 2003 in CD format. That edition consisted of digitally remastered material from the original masters. CD redirects here. ...

References in popular culture

Guitar Hero II, the Gibson SG's description begins "For those about to rock, we... give you the Gibson SG". GH2 redirects here. ...

• On Nintendo's website, the ad for the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock states "For those about to rock, Wii salute you".
• In the movie School of Rock, Jack Black says to the class: "In the words of AC/DC: We roll tonight... to the guitar bite... and for those about to rock... we salute you"^[1]
• The album was referenced by Beastie Boys on their 1989 single "Shadrach."

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Video

Main article: For Those About to Rock (film)

For Those About to Rock was also the name of a movie including live performances by AC/DC, as well as Metallica, The Black Crowes, and Pantera. For Those About To Rock is the name of a video containing live performances by AC/DC, The Black Crowes, Metallica and Pantera. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... The Black Crowes are an American, blues-oriented hard rock jam band that has sold over 20 million albums. ... For other uses, see Pantera (disambiguation). ...

Personnel

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

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Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ...

Singles - UK(United Kingdom)

External links

• Lyrics on AC/DC's official website