Let's Get It Up

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"Let's Get It Up"
Single sleeve as issued in the UK
Single by AC/DC
from the album For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
B-side
Released January 1982 (UK) [1]
Recorded 1981 [1]
Genre
Length 3 : 54
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
AC/DC singles chronology
" Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution "
(1980) 		" Let's Get It Up "
(1982) 		" For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) "
(1982)
Music video
"Let's Get It Up" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Original US cover.
Original US cover.

" Let's Get It Up " is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC , first released on their 1981 album For Those About to Rock We Salute You , and later as its first single . [2]

Singer Brian Johnson summarised the track to Kerrang! ' s Sylvie Simmons as "Filth, pure filth. We're a filthy band." [3]

Live versions of " Back in Black " and " T.N.T. ", released as B-sides on the UK's version of the single, were both recorded in Landover , Maryland , in December 1981. "T.N.T." only appeared on the 12-inch edition. [4]

Reception [ edit ]

When reviewing the song in the context of For Those About to Rock , Kurt Loder wrote: "It may seem difficult to take a droolflecked runt dressed in schoolboy shorts seriously as a guitarist, but if you listen closely to Angus Young's serpentine solo in 'Let's Get It Up', you'll hear his unabashed blues roots shining through." [5]

Record World called it a "cracking rocker with its celebratory chorus." [6]

Chart positions [ edit ]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report ) [7] 73
German Singles Chart [8] 33
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) [9] 18

Single track listing [ edit ]

  1. "Let's Get It Up" ? 3:56
  2. " Back in Black " (Recorded live Friday, December 4th, 1981) ? 4:01
  3. " T.N.T. " (Recorded live Friday, December 4th, 1981) ? 3:55
  4. "Love Hungry Man - 4:52
  5. " Shoot to Thrill " - 5:45
  6. "Snowballed" - 3:23
  7. " Night Prowler " - 7:00

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Print advertising" (PDF) . Record Mirror . 23 January 1982. p. 12. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ Stenning, Paul (2005). Two Sides to Every Glory . Chrome Dreams. p. 295. ISBN   1-84240-308-7 .
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (1995). The World's Most Electrifying Rock 'n' Roll Band! . Virgin Books. p. 155. ISBN   0-86369-908-1 .
  4. ^ "AC/DC Let's Get It Up Dutch 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) (264584)" . Eil.com . 2002-03-14 . Retrieved 2016-07-27 .
  5. ^ "Album Reviews" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 4, 2007 . Retrieved 2016-07-27 .
  6. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF) . Record World . January 16, 1982. p. 1 . Retrieved 2023-03-02 .
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970?1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts . St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 11. ISBN   0-646-11917-6 .
  8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres" . Musicline.de . Archived from the original on 2004-11-03 . Retrieved 2016-07-27 .
  9. ^ " AC/DC ? Let's Get It Up" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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