Thunderstruck (song)
September 10, 1990 ( Single)
Thunderstruck is a song by Australian rock band AC / DC. It was released as the first single from her album, The Razors Edge, among others in Germany, Australia and Japan in September 1990. The song reached the German charts at # 21 In the United States the single platinum status, and number five on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks reached. In the UK, the song reached number 13
Music style
The opening riff alternates between B major and E minor. Although Angus Young plays the guitar with one hand in the music video, this is not the case with the original recording. This is also seen in live video. A characteristic feature of the song is also Youngs Tapping.
Formation
Angus Young later said to the emergence of Thunderstruck:
" It started off from a little trick did I had on guitar ... I played it to time and he said, ' Oh I've got a good rhythm idea thatwill sit well in the back. ' We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place. "
"It started with a little trick I played on the guitar ... I played him ahead of time and he said: ., Oh, I have a good rhythm idea that would fit well as background ' We built the song on it on. We tinkered a few months it around until it all came together. "
For titles and text added Angus Young:
" It was really just a case of finding a good title, something along the lines of ' Powerage ' or ' Highway To Hell'. We came up with this thunder thing and it Seemed to have a good ring to it. AC / DC = Power. That's the basic idea. "
"It really was just a matter of finding a good title, something like from Powerage or Highway to Hell. We could think of this Thunder ( Thunder ) thing and it seemed to sound good to. AC / DC = Power. That's the basic idea. "
Music Video
The music video was filmed on August 17, 1990 in Brixton Academy in London. The standing on the scaffolding extras got to thank T- shirts with the words ' AC / DC - I was Thunderstruck, which they wore in the video.
Performance
Thunderstruck is one of only two songs on the album Back in Black, which excluded each completely new material that are played regularly live. The other is For Those About to Rock ( We Salute You).
Re-use
The song was often gecovert and is often used in sports as background music. A cover of Blizzard Brothers reached number 90 on the German charts in 2002. Also for the game Rock Band, the piece on an AC / DC Live is: Rock Band Track Pack available.
2012 were sabotaged Iran's nuclear facilities using a computer worm, which took place at night at full volume Thunderstruck.