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Hells Bells (song)
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| Single by AC/DC from the album Back in Black |
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| B-side | "What Do You Do for Money Honey" | ||||
| Released | November 1980 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | Spring, 1980 at Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, Heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 5:10 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Producer | Mutt Lange | ||||
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| "Hells Bells" | |||||
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| Song by AC/DC | |||||
| Album | Back In Black | ||||
| Released | 25 July 1980 | ||||
| Recorded | 198 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, Heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 5:12 | ||||
| Label | ATCO | ||||
| Writer | Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson | ||||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | ||||
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"Hells Bells" [sic][1] is the first track of the album Back in Black of Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is to this day one of their most well known songs, being the first on their comeback album after the death of the iconic vocalist Bon Scott, introducing his replacement Brian Johnson to a worldwide fanbase for the first time.
The song starts off with the ominous slow tolling of a bell 4 times and an intro. After that, it goes for another 9 times. Eventually the bassist Cliff Williams and the drummer Phil Rudd start playing. The lyrics, sung by Brian Johnson, explain how the narrator will attack, comparing his actions with natural phenomena such as rain, thunders and hurricanes.
This song also appears on the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack, Who Made Who, and both versions of the 1992 live album AC/DC Live.
The song Hells Bells was written to commemorate the death of AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott.[citation needed] He was found dead in his car following a night of serious binge drinking. Thus, the bell at the beginning of the song is like a farewell fanfare for the departed Scott.[citation needed]
The song is also used by San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman as entrance music.
- Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals
- Angus Young - Lead Guitar
- Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar
- Cliff Williams - Bass Guitar
- Phil Rudd - Drums
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- Robert "Mutt" Lange - Producer
- Tony Platt - Engineer
- Brad Samuelsohn - Mixing
- ^ The apostrophe, which should rightly be in the phrase "Hell's Bells" in correct English, is not present in this song title.