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| Released = 16 April 2011 |
| Released = 16 April 2011 |
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| Format = [[Gramophone record|7 inch]] |
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7 inch]] |
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| Recorded = December 2009 in [[Buenos Aires]] |
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| Genre = [[Hard rock]] |
| Genre = [[Hard rock]] |
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| Length = 5:47 |
| Length = 5:47 |
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| B-side | "War Machine" (live) |
| "Shoot to Thrill" | |
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| B-side | "War Machine (live) (Live version only)" |
"Shoot to Thrill" is the second song on the album Back in Black by hard rock band AC/DC. This song is also the second track of AC/DC Live and AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition, and is included on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack.[1]
Music video
On January 26, 2010, the music video for "Shoot to Thrill" was released with exclusive footage from the film Iron Man 2. The live concert footage used in the video was filmed in December 2009 at a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Estadio Monumental.[2]
Live recordings
Several different live recordings of Shoot to Thrill have been released officially. One version, recorded from the Razors Edge World Tour, was released on the 1992 Live album. Another version, recorded from the 1991 Donington show, was released on the deluxe edition of the 2009 box set Backtracks. Another performance, recorded at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires in December 2009, was released as a limited edition 7" single (backed with a live performance of War Machine from the aforementioned show) for Record Store Day 2011, promoting the live DVD Live at River Plate, which was released in May 2011.
Personnel
- Brian Johnson – vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar
- Phil Rudd – drums
Plus
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange – Producer
- Tony Platt – Engineer
- Brad Samuelsohn – Mixing
Uses in media
This song has been used in several film and television programs including:
- TV commercial for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington.
- Promotion for the film xXx: State of the Union.
- TV promotion for the Will Ferrell movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
- In The Dukes of Hazzard
- In the intro of TV Argentine program, Caiga Quien Caiga
- In the first Iron Man 2 trailer and during the opening scenes of the movie.
- In the intro of the Brazilian version of the TV program, CQC, Custe o Que Custar
- The live version was one of the two AC/DC theme songs to World Wrestling Entertainment's 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania event. The other was "War Machine" from Black Ice.[3]
- 2010 advertisement for the National Basketball League Australia on television channel One HD.
- The first trailer for the NFC North Battle 2010 videogame used the song with recorded audience in background.
- The instrumental version was used in the Top Gear trailer for series 16.
- Theme song for Taylor Hall and the Edmonton Oilers.
- The song name has also been a popular use for many AC/DC tribute bands.
References
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