"Stiff Upper Lip" | ||||
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Single by AC/DC | ||||
from the album Stiff Upper Lip | ||||
B-side | "Hard as a Rock" (live) "Ballbreaker" (live) | |||
Released | 21 January 2000 (UK) | |||
Recorded | September – October 1999 | |||
Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
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Length | 3:34 | |||
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Producer(s) | George Young | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Stiff Upper Lip" on YouTube |
"Stiff Upper Lip" is a song by rock band AC/DC. This song is on their 2000 album Stiff Upper Lip , and it is composed by Angus and Malcolm Young. The song was released as a single, and topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was performed on Saturday Night Live on 18 March 2000.
The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, [1] starts with the band driving down the street in a red 1997 Hummer H1 when they get caught in a traffic jam. They then pull into a back alley, get out of the car, and begin to play the song on the street. The song that the band was listening to before the car jam was "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)", a song released when the late Bon Scott was a member of the band.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [2] | 18 |
UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 65 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4] | 1 |
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