Dog Eat Dog (AC/DC song)

"Dog Eat Dog"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Let There Be Rock
B-side	"Carry Me Home"
Released	21 March 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Albert (Sydney)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:37
Label	Albert
Songwriters	Angus Young Malcolm Young Bon Scott
Producers	Harry Vanda George Young
AC/DC singles chronology
"Love at First Feel" (1977) "Dog Eat Dog" (1977) "Let There Be Rock" (1977)
Music video
"Dog Eat Dog" (from Plug Me In) on YouTube

"Dog Eat Dog" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of their album Let There Be Rock , released in 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

It was released as a single in Australia, and included the non-album track "Carry Me Home" on the B-side, which was later released on Backtracks .

AC/DC played "Dog Eat Dog" on their Black Ice World Tour until early 2010 when they dropped it from the set list and added "High Voltage".

The song's lyrics were inspired by the band's anger towards Atlantic Records. ^[1]

Personnel

• Bon Scott – lead vocals
• Angus Young – lead guitar
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Evans – bass guitar ^[2]
• Phil Rudd – drums

Production

• Producers: Harry Vanda, George Young

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [3]	60

References

1. Irwin, Corey (23 March 2022). "How AC/DC Channeled Record Label Anger Into 'Dog Eat Dog'". Ultimate Classic Rock . Townsquare Media. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
2. Saulnier, Jason (30 September 2011). "Mark Evans Interview". Music Legends. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 11. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Lyrics