Let's Get It Up
"Let's Get It Up" | ||||
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Single sleeve as issued in the UK | ||||
Single by AC/DC | ||||
from the album For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) | ||||
B-side |
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Released | January 1982 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1981[1] | |||
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Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
AC/DC singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Let's Get It Up" on YouTube | ||||
Alternative 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
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
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 73 |
German Singles Chart[8] | 33 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 18 |
Single track listing
- "Let's Get It Up" – 3:56
- "Back in Black" (Recorded live Friday, December 4th, 1981) – 4:01
- "T.N.T." (Recorded live Friday, December 4th, 1981) – 3:55
- "Love Hungry Man - 4:52
- "Shoot to Thrill" - 5:45
- "Snowballed" - 3:23
- "Night Prowler" - 7:00
References
- ^ a b "Print advertising" (PDF). Record Mirror. 23 January 1982. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Stenning, Paul (2005). Two Sides to Every Glory. Chrome Dreams. p. 295. ISBN 1-84240-308-7.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (1995). The World's Most Electrifying Rock 'n' Roll Band!. Virgin Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-86369-908-1.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 16, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2004-11-03. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "AC/DC – Let's Get It Up". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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