T.N.T. (song)
| "T.N.T." | ||||
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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album T.N.T. | ||||
| B-side | "I'm a Rocker" | |||
| Released | 1 March 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Albert | |||
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"T.N.T." is a song released in 1975 by the hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their Australian album T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage. It was released as a single in 1976 and was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young. It peaked at No.19 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[1] The song's title is a reference to the explosive chemical TNT.
A slightly modified line from the song, "Lock up your daughters", was used as the title of AC/DC's first headlining tour of Great Britain in 1976 after the band's move from Melbourne, Australia, to London, earlier that year. "T.N.T." later appeared on Live and the Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition, with Brian Johnson providing vocals.
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "T.N.T." was ranked number 81.[2]
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| Portugal (AFP)[3] | 1132 |
Personnel
- Bon Scott – lead vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Evans – bass guitar[4]
- Phil Rudd – drums
- Harry Vanda – producer
- George Young – producer
Covers
- American death metal band Six Feet Under recorded a cover version of the song for their album Graveyard Classics.
Anthrax version
| "T.N.T." | |
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| Song by Anthrax | |
| from the EP Anthems | |
| Released | March 19, 2013 |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Length | 3:37 |
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The Anthrax cover of this song was released on their 2013 covers EP Anthems. They debuted the song live February 21, 2013 at The HiFi in Brisbane, Australia ahead of Soundwave. Later on their tour in the US, Slash and Kirk Hammett (at separate gigs) joined them for this song.[5][6]
In popular culture
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- The song was played in commercials for the 2004 film, Napoleon Dynamite.
- The song appears on the soundtrack and the intro to the 2002 skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.[7]
- After the September 11 attacks, the song was included on a widely circulated Clear Channel employee's list of potentially upsetting songs.<ref>"Clear Channel Banned Songs". snopes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Saulnier, Jason (30 September 2011). "Mark Evans Interview". Music Legends. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Anthrax Covers AC/DC's 'T.N.T.'". Ultimateclassicrock.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Anthrax Cover AC/DC's 'T.N.T.' – Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Soundtrack Song List - IGN FAQs". Faqs.ign.com. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
