- Big Gun
Infobox Single
Name = Big Gun
Artist =AC/DC
from Album = Last Action Hero Official Movie Soundtrack
B-side = "Back in Black" (live)
Released = 1993
Format = CD single, 7"
Recorded = 1993
Genre =Hard rock , Heavy metal
Length = 4:24
Label = ATCO
Writer =Angus Young ,Malcolm Young
Producer =Rick Rubin
Last single = "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (live)"
(1992)
This single = "Big Gun"
(1993)
Next single = "Hard as a Rock "
(1996)Infobox Song
Name = Big Gun
Artist =AC/DC
Album = Last Action Hero Soundtrack
Released =July 8 ,1993
track_no = 1
Recorded = 1993
Genre =Hard rock , Heavy metal
Length = 4:24
Writer =Angus Young ,Malcolm Young
Label = ATCO
Producer =Rick Rubin
prev =
prev_no =
next = "What the Hell Have I " (Alice in Chains )
next_no = 2"Big Gun" is a song by
AC/DC . This song is found on their single with the same name. It is also found on the soundtrack to the movie starringArnold Schwarzenegger , "Last Action Hero ". It was #1 on theMainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1993.Music video
The music video, directed by David Mallet [ [http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=621 mvdbase.com - AC/DC - "Big gun" ] ] , begins with Schwarzenegger breaking an entrance door to an AC/DC concert. As he walks around the crowd and the stage, observing each band member, Angus kicks his cap towards him. When Schwarzenegger puts on the cap, his clothes morph into Angus' trademark school uniform costume and signature
Gibson SG . He then starts imitating Angus' on-stage antics throughout the video. The video also features a youngShavo Odadjian , the future bassist for theArmenian-American alternative metal bandSystem of a Down .As well as its worldwide release on the "
Last Action Hero " soundtrack, the song can now be found on iTunes with the rest of the soundtrack, making it the only song by AC/DC oniTunes .Fact|date=August 2008Charts
Track listing
CD Maxi Single
# "Big Gun" (
Angus Young ,Malcolm Young ) – 4:25
# "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) " (live) (Brian Johnson , Young, Young) – 6:22
# "Shoot to Thrill " (live) (Johnson, Young, Young) – 5:50Personnel
*
Angus Young –lead guitar
*Malcolm Young –rhythm guitar
*Brian Johnson – vocals
*Cliff Williams –bass guitar
*Chris Slade – drumsTrivia
*This song was the last song to feature then-drummer
Chris Slade , before being asked to leaveAC/DC a year later so thatPhil Rudd could return to the band.
*A similar, uncreditedMIDI version appeared in the 1993 computer game "Doom" on Episode 2, Map 1. [ [http://www.doomworld.com/linguica/doomcovers/ Doom Covers] ] A collection of unreleased MIDI files created byRobert Prince during the development of Doom, released byJohn Romero , includes a more faithful rendition of the song. [ [http://rome.ro/2007/06/doom-archaeology.html Doom Archaeology] - un44.mid]
*Featured in theend credits of a fan-madefilm named "Escape Big Trouble in New Jersey". This half-hour fan film is a spoof ofJohn Carpenter 's "Escape from New York " and "Big Trouble in Little China " films, both of which starKurt Russell . It features actorsMar Omega asSnake Plissken andAiron Armstrong (who also produced) as Jack Burton. It is currently featured inYouTube .
*During reruns of the Savage Nation talk show, this song is used as bumper music.
*Beneath its hard metal sound, the song is based on a rather mid-tempo 12-bar blues pattern in the key of E.
*This song has never been played live by AC/DC before, even though it is considered a fan favourite.References
External links
* [http://www.crabsodyinblue.com/lyrics/acdcbiggun.htm Lyrics]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=U2KM-_zpCno Music Video]
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