"Highway to Hell: 10km of major Perth highway to shut for AC/DC covers concert".
152 on the 500 Greatest Classic Rock Songs compiled by 94.5 XKR. 258 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song number seven on their list of the 40 greatest AC/DC songs, and in 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number five on their list of the 20 greatest AC/DC songs. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Highway to Hell" was ranked number 40. In 2013, an internet campaign attempted to get it to number one in the UK Christmas singles chart. "Highway to Hell" won the 'Most Played Australian Work Overseas' category at the 2009 APRA Awards. "Highway to Hell" was produced by Mutt Lange as part of the album by the same name, and his work is regarded as a significant factor in delivering one of the classic AC/DC albums, the emergence of the double-guitar sound, which was later perfected on Back in Black, and improved backing vocals with Malcolm Young, joined by Cliff Williams for the first time.
Bon Scott was found dead in the back of a friend's car, just over six months after the song was released. The single spent 45 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaked at #30 in its 19th week on the chart. "But this one, we thought, 'That's good.' It just stuck out like a dog's balls." Ĭash Box called it a "bone crunching, gut-wrenching exercise in primal guitar rock" with "simple yet effective riffing" and "ballsy vocals." "There were hundreds of riffs going down every day," recalled Malcolm Young. The highway that inspired the title, Canning Highway, connects the Perth Kwinana freeway to its port Fremantle and was home to many of Bon Scott's favourite pubs and hotels, including the Raffles Hotel. The title and lyrics reflect the arduous nature of touring constantly and life on the road. AC/DC's song " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" was featured in the DC Extended Universe production Suicide Squad.The song is in the key of A Major.AC/DC's song " Thunderstruck" was featured in the 20th Century Fox production Deadpool 2.AC/DC are featured on Captain America's To-Do List on the Australian release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.A cover of " Shoot to Thrill" performed by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman was originally set to be included on the soundtrack of The Avengers, but it was removed for unknown reasons.The theatrical end credits of Iron Man 2 incorrectly list current AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson as a co-songwriter for " Highway to Hell", when it should have been the late Bon Scott.Ana Helstrom wears an AC/DC t-shirt in the Helstrom episodes The One Who Got Away and Committed.