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Are You Ready (AC/DC song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Are You Ready
| cover = Ac dc are you ready.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = AC/DC
| album = The Razors Edge
| B-side = Got You by the Balls
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:10
| label = ATCO
| writer = Angus Young, Malcolm Young
| producer = Bruce Fairbairn
| prev_title = Moneytalks
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Highway to Hell (live)
| next_year = 1992
| misc =
}}
"'Are You Ready'" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 album 'The Razors Edge'. A live version of the song recorded on the tour of the same name appeared on one of AC/DC's two live albums of 1992, 'Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition'. The song peaked at number one in New Zealand, becoming the band's only number-one hit there, and has been certified gold for sales exceeding 5,000. The song also peaked at number 16 on the US 'Billboard' Album Rock Tracks chart, number six in Ireland, number 14 in Finland, and number 18 in Australia. 'Music & Media' magazine called the song "the best example of a rhetorical question". "Are You Ready" is used as the official theme for WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX.
Music video
The music video to this song, directed by David Mallet,[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=616 mvdbase.com AC/DC "Are you ready?"] shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison. One prisoner is being dressed up to get ready for the band to play the song. Guards shave his head nearly bald, leaving hairs that make up AC/DC's logo, the one similar to the cover of the band's music video tape, 'Clipped'. The video was filmed at Bray Studios (UK), with those portraying the prisoners having responded to an open invitation broadcast by Tommy Vance during his Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 a few days earlier. Respondents were instructed to make their way to Baker Street in London, where they were issued their 'uniforms' and transported by coach to Bray.
Personnel
* Brian Johnson lead vocals
* Angus Young lead guitar
* Malcolm Young rhythm guitar, background vocals
* Cliff Williams bass guitar, background vocals
* Chris Slade drums
Charts
Weekly charts
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Release history
References
Category:1990 songs
Category:1991 singles
Category:AC/DC songs
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by David Mallet (director)
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn
Category:Songs written by Angus Young
Category:Songs written by Malcolm Young
Category:WWE SmackDown
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