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" Shoot to Thrill " is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It is the second track on the 1980 album Back in Black . 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] Although the studio version was never released as a single, the song is a fan favourite and a staple on classic rock radio stations.

Music video [ edit ]

On 26 January 2010, a new 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 , from which the Live at River Plate DVD was filmed. ^[1]

Live recordings [ edit ]

"Shoot to Thrill (live)"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Live at River Plate
B-side	"War Machine (live)"
Released	16 April 2011
Recorded	December 2009
Venue	River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires
Genre	Hard rock
Length	5 : 47
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Angus Young Malcolm Young Brian Johnson
Producer(s)	AC/DC
AC/DC singles chronology
" Money Made " (2009) " Shoot to Thrill (live) " (2011) " Play Ball " (2014)

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-inch 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.

Meaning [ edit ]

When explaining his lyrical inspiration for the song, lead singer and then-songwriter Brian Johnson recalled reading a British article about a neighbourhood pusher who made daily rounds (almost like a milkman) throughout the London suburbs, selling narcotics to bored, lonely and depressed housewives. These substance-affected homemakers would then peruse the local clubs and bars, seeking out torrid, extra-marital relationships. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Lead guitarist Angus Young has commented that the song's "break-down", which occurs soon after the main solo (a muted and repeating three chord sequence of A Major triad, G Major triad, and a D power chord leading up to a bombastic outro-solo), was inspired by the trio gun-battle climax from Sergio Leone's classic, Italian western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . In this seminal scene, gun-fighters Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach stare one another down in the centre of a Civil-War cemetery for minutes-on-end to an eventual shoot-out. Young said this sequence in the song was designed to mirror the actual soundtrack selection "Il Triello" by composer Ennio Morricone . Both compositions feature a slow quiet build-up, increasing in tension to a thunderous, cataclysmic finale. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Personnel [ edit ]

AC/DC

• Brian Johnson ? lead vocals
• Angus Young ? lead guitar
• Malcolm Young ? rhythm guitar
• Cliff Williams ? bass guitar
• Phil Rudd ? drums

Production

• Robert John "Mutt" Lange ? producer
• Tony Platt ? engineer
• Benji Armbrister ? engineer
• Jack Newber ? engineer
• Brad Samuelsohn ? mixing
• Bob Ludwig ? mastering

Charts [ edit ]

Certifications [ edit ]

Cover versions [ edit ]

The song has also been recorded by Halestorm on their EP Reanimate 2.0: The Covers .

Uses in media [ edit ]

This song has been used in several film and television programs including:

• Two commercials for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Live-action commercial with Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington .
  • In-game footage commercial
• Promotion for the film XXX: State of the Union .
• TV promotion for the Will Ferrell movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby .
• The song appeared in the film adaption of The Dukes of Hazzard
• In the intro of TV Argentine program, Caiga Quien Caiga
• It appears in the first Iron Man 2 trailer and during the opening scenes of the movie. It is later reprised in 2012's The Avengers as a signature theme for Iron Man, playing when he joins Captain America in the fight against Loki in Stuttgart , Germany . The latter film's soundtrack was originally set to contain a cover of the song performed by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman , but it was removed for unknown reasons.
• 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 . ^[9]
• 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.
• The song's title has also been a popular use for many AC/DC tribute bands .
• The song was used in the second trailer for RED 2 .
• The song is used in the intro to the Peter Schiff Radio show.
• Episode 4 of Team Four Star's Hellsing Ultimate Abridged .
• The song was used in Zombieland: Double Tap .
• The song was used in the 2019 Netflix film Murder Mystery .

References [ edit ]