Highway to Hell

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"Highway to Hell" is a 1979 hard rock song and album by Australian band AC/DC, widely regarded as one of their signature tracks and a classic of the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hard rock song
single
song
album Highway to Hell self-link
artist AC/DC
bassist Cliff Williams
bSide If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
chartPositionAustralianKentMusic 24
chartPositionUKSingles 24
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 47
countryOfOrigin Australia
describedAs AC/DC signature track
classic rock song
drummer Phil Rudd
followedBySingle Touch Too Much
format 7-inch single
genre hard rock
guitarist Angus Young
hasCoverVersionBy Green Day
Maroon 5
Slayer
hasLiveVersionOn If You Want Blood You've Got It (AC/DC album)
surface form: If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (reissues)
hasMusicVideo Highway to Hell self-linksurface differs
surface form: Highway to Hell (music video)
includedIn AC/DC live setlists
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
isSignatureSongOf AC/DC
key A major
language English
leadVocalist Bon Scott
length 3:28
openingTrackOf Highway to Hell self-linksurface differs
surface form: Highway to Hell (album)
partOfAlbum Highway to Hell self-link
performer AC/DC
precededBySingle Whole Lotta Rosie
producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange
surface form: Mutt Lange
recognizedBy Rolling Stone
recordedAt Roundhouse Studios, London
recordedInYear 1979
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1979-07-27
releaseYear 1979
rhythmGuitarist Malcolm Young
side A-side
tempo mid-tempo
title Highway to Hell self-link
writer Angus Young
Bon Scott
Malcolm Young

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AC/DC notableWork Highway to Hell
AC/DC hasSignatureSong Highway to Hell
Bon Scott notableWork Highway to Hell
Bon Scott notableSongAsLyricist Highway to Hell
Phil Rudd notableAlbumContribution Highway to Hell
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (AC/DC album)
Phil Rudd notableSongPerformance Highway to Hell
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (song)
Highway to Hell title Highway to Hell self-link
Highway to Hell partOfAlbum Highway to Hell self-link
Highway to Hell album Highway to Hell self-link
Highway to Hell hasMusicVideo Highway to Hell self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (music video)
Highway to Hell openingTrackOf Highway to Hell self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (album)
Back in Black previousWork Highway to Hell
Back in Black follows Highway to Hell
Powerage nextWork Highway to Hell
Black Ice World Tour typicalSetlistSong Highway to Hell
Power Up Tour featuresSong Highway to Hell
Malcolm Young notableWork Highway to Hell
Cliff Williams notableWork Highway to Hell
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (album)
Hells Bells precededBy Highway to Hell
this entity surface form: Highway to Hell (album era)