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Blow Up Your Video
Studio album by AC/DC
Released	18 January 1988
Recorded	August - September 1987
Genre	Hard rock
Length	42:48
Label	Albert
Producer	Harry Vanda, George Young
Professional reviews
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AC/DC chronology
Who Made Who (1986) Blow Up Your Video (1988) The Razors Edge (1990)

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Blow Up Your Video is an album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the U.S. on February 1, 1988. The album was recorded at the Miraval Studio in Le Val, France in between August and September 1987.

The album was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, the production team behind the band's early albums. This was also the final studio album to feature drummer Simon Wright. Although he wrote all the lyrics on the album, it would be the last on which Brian Johnson was credited as a songwriter (all songs on subsequent albums were written by the Young brothers). The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".

The album was the band's biggest-selling album of new material since For Those About to Rock We Salute You, being certified Platinum in the US. Blow Up Your Video reached #2 in the UK and #12 in the US. However, the band played four tracks from it on the subsequent world tour, "Heatseeker", "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll", "Nick of Time", and "Go Zone" - "Heatseeker" and "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" are also featured on AC/DC Live Collector's Edition. "Heatseeker" was a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC remasters series. During the Blow Up Your Video world tour, Malcolm Young decided not to participate in touring, in order to get over an alcohol addiction. Filling in for him was Malcolm and Angus' nephew, Stevie Young, although Malcolm is present in the Blow Up Your Video promotional videos.

Outtakes from the recording sessions include the unreleased songs "Let It Loose" and "Alright Tonight", as well as other versions of "Heatseeker", and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".

Track listing

All songs composed by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson.

1. "Heatseeker" – 3:50
2. "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:43
3. "Meanstreak" – 4:08
4. "Go Zone" – 4:26
5. "Kissin' Dynamite" – 3:58
6. "Nick of Time" – 4:16
7. "Some Sin for Nuthin'" – 4:11
8. "Ruff Stuff" – 4:34
9. "Two's Up" – 5:19
10. "This Means War" – 4:23

Two additional songs, "Snake Eye" and "Borrowed Time", were recorded but only released on the 12" single versions of "Heatseeker" and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" respectively. "Snake Eye" was also included on the 3" CD-single for "Heatseeker". The song "Down On The Borderline" was recorded, but not released until 1990, as the B-side of the Australian "Moneytalks" single in 7", 12" and CD-single formats. All three of these songs were later included on Backtracks in 2009. Demo tracks for the songs "Let it Loose" and "Alright Tonight" were stolen and bootlegged, and therefore, omitted from the final album cut.

Personnel

• Brian Johnson – lead vocals
• Angus Young – lead guitar
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Simon Wright – drums, percussion

Certification

References

External links

• Lyrics on AC/DC's official website
• BlowUpYourVideo Fansite
• AC/DC One Fansite

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