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AC/DCBack In Black

Trending since · peaked at 46 charts

Back in black, I hit the sack
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back
Yes, I'm let loose from the noose
That's kept me hanging about

The title track from the album AC/DC built as a tribute to Bon Scott is broadly present across the global charts today, tracked on 46 country and platform charts. Written from the dead frontman's perspective by incoming singer Brian Johnson — the brief, per Genius, was "it has to be a celebration" — the song anchored the seventh studio album that introduced Johnson in 1980. Its opening riff has carried decades of screen life, from the opening scene of Iron Man to trailers for Lilo & Stitch and Kung Fu Panda 3, per Wikipedia. With AC/DC's Power Up touring cycle keeping the catalog in rotation, the song's return after a month-long absence fits a familiar pattern for one of rock's most durable openers.

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