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This article is about the album by AC/DC. For the title song from the album, see Who Made Who (song).
Who Made Who Soundtrack album by AC/DC Released 24 May 1986 Recorded December 1985 Genre Hard rock Length 37:50 Label Albert Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Harry Vanda, George Young, Angus Young, Malcolm Young AC/DC chronology Fly on the Wall
(1985)Who Made Who
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(1988)Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1986 as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive. King would allude to the album's title song in the 1990 revised and expanded edition of his novel The Stand, where a survivor of the novel's flu pandemic changes the lyrics to "Flu made who." Three tracks on the album — "Who Made Who" and the instrumentals "D.T." and "Chase the Ace" — were newly written and recorded by AC/DC. The rest were taken from the band's previous albums. Only one song, "Ride On", is from the Bon Scott era; all of the others feature Brian Johnson. The album reached #11 in the UK and #33 in the US, and has sold five million copies in the US. Who Made Who was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC remasters series.
Along with the album, the band released a video tape which contained music videos for the songs "Who Made Who", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Shake Your Foundations", "Hells Bells", and footage from a live performance of "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" which was filmed in Detroit in 1983.
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Track listing
Album
All songs written and composed by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson, except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Who Made Who" 3:27 2. "You Shook Me All Night Long" 3:30 3. "D.T." (Instrumental) M. Young, A. Young 2:53 4. "Sink the Pink" 4:13 5. "Ride On" M. Young, A. Young, Bon Scott 5:51 6. "Hells Bells" 5:12 7. "Shake Your Foundations" 3:53 8. "Chase the Ace" (Instrumental) M. Young, A. Young 3:01 9. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" 5:53 - Vinyl and Epic remastered CD releases of "Who Made Who" feature the single remix of "Shake Your Foundations", and original CD releases include the version on Fly on the Wall.
During the Who Made Who sessions, five other short instrumental songs were recorded for Maximum Overdrive:
All songs composed by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.
- "Death City"
- "Bad Boy"
- "Contre Attack"
- "Scared"
- "Humans Here"
Video
- "Who Made Who"
- "You Shook Me All Night Long"
- "Shake Your Foundations"
- "Hells Bells"
- "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
- All five videos were re-released as part of the Family Jewels DVD set.
Personnel
- Brian Johnson – lead vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Wright – drums
Additional personnel
- Bon Scott - lead vocals on "Ride On"
- Phil Rudd – drums on "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Ride On", "Hells Bells" and "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
- Mark Evans - bass guitar and backing vocals on "Ride On"
Charts
Album
Year Chart Peak Position 1986 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 41986 US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart 331986 UK Albums Chart 11Certification
Country Sales Certification United States 5,000,000 5x Platinum External links
- Lyrics on AC/DC's official website
Categories:- AC/DC albums
- Film soundtracks
- Albums produced by George Young
- Albums produced by Harry Vanda
- Albums produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- 1986 soundtracks
- Atlantic Records soundtracks
- Albums certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
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