Hells Bells (song)

July 25, 1980

Hells Bells (English for " Hell Bells " ) is a song by Australian hard rock band AC / DC, which is the first track of the album Back in Black.

Content

The song begins with the four-time sound of a deep bell. Then Angus Young is the lead guitarist, followed by his brother Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar, Phil Rudd on drums and Cliff Williams on bass. Finally, Brian Johnson sings about the thus constructed sound.

The singer takes the lyrics on the role of a hell angel, sent by the devil to kidnap the anonymous listener mentioned the song to hell. Here, the singer with irrepressible forces of nature such as thunder, lightning and storms, compares, and stresses that resistance was futile.

Production

The album Back in Black was the first with new singer Brian Johnson, after the original singer Bon Scott died. The song Hells Bells is meant as a tribute to Bon Scott.

The song was recorded in the spring of 1980 at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with producer Robert Lange. The single was released in July 25, 1980, the B- side was What Do You Do for Money Honey. The credits lead Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

In addition to publishing on Back in Black, the song also appeared on the soundtrack album Who Made Who and on the live album, as well as the remastered version of Back in Black in the box set Bonfire.

For recording the bells of the War Memorial Campanile was captured in Loughborough in Leicestershire.

Reception

The song has been one publication to the popular songs of AC / DC and is used at many events and TV shows. Several football clubs, such as FC St. Pauli, FC Winterthur and FC Schalke 04, Hells Bells use as a running music at their home games. The Swiss ice hockey team SC Bern uses this song as a running music. The boxer Vitali Klitschko uses this song during fighting on the way from the cabin to the boxing ring.