Highway to Hell (song)

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"Highway to Hell"

Single by AC/DC
from the album 'Highway to Hell'
B-side(s)	"If You Want Blood You've Got It"
Released	1979
Format	CD
Recorded	1979
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Mutt Lange
AC/DC singles chronology
"Rock 'n' Roll Damnation / Sin City" (1978)	"Highway to Hell" (1979)	"Girls Got Rhythm / Get It Hot" (1979)

"Highway to Hell"

Song by AC/DC
from the album Highway to Hell
Released	27 July 1979
Recorded	Spring 1979
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	3:32
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
Producer(s)	Robert "Mutt" Lange
Highway to Hell track listing
N/A	"Highway to Hell" (1)	Girls Got Rhythm (2)

"Highway To Hell (live)"

Single by AC/DC
from the album Live
B-side(s)	"Hells Bells (Live)"
Released	8 November 1992 (US)
Format	7"
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	3:53
Label	ATCO (UK / US) Epic (AUS)
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
AC/DC singles chronology
"Are You Ready" / "Got You By The Balls" (1991)	"Highway To Hell (live)" (1992)	"Bonny"-"Highway to Hell (live) / "Hells Bells (live)" / The Jack (live) (1992)

Highway to Hell is a song by AC/DC, the opening track of their 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live.

The song was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young while the main riff was written by Malcolm Young and it has become one of the most famous songs in rock history. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly supporting them by going on a grueling tour schedule.

The song and album's title came after a reporter asked them if they could describe what life was like being constantly on tour. Angus replied that it was "a f***ing highway to Hell", and the name stuck. This and the cover which depicted Angus with devil horns, and tail in hand added fuel to the fire that caused many to believe the band were satanists, although the band has denied this (Malcolm once said "me mum would kill me for that!"). This and other songs brought AC/DC their first million selling album, and sent Highway to Hell to #17 on the charts. Lead singer Bon Scott would be found dead in the back of a friend's car just over six months later. The success of the Highway to Hell song and album set them on track to record their most famous album and tribute to Bon, Back In Black, one year later. This song was played on the 2000 film Little Nicky during a slideshow, which is seen before the credits. The song "Highway to Hell" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.^[1] It is also ranked #254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also the title track for WWE's 1998 SummerSlam Pay-Per-View, and was the opening song for the horror film Maximum Overdrive.