T.N.T. (song)

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"T.N.T."
TNT single ACDC.jpg
Single by AC/DC
from the album T.N.T.
B-side "Rocker"
Released1 March 1976 (1976-03-01)
Recorded1975
Studio Albert (Sydney)
Genre Hard rock
Length3:35
Label Albert
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
AC/DC singles chronology
"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"
(1975)		"T.N.T."
(1976)		"Jailbreak"
(1976)

"T.N.T." is a song released in 1975 by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their Australian album T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage . It was released as a single in 1976 and was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young. It peaked at No.19 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. [1] The song's title is a reference to the explosive chemical TNT.

Contents

A slightly modified line from the song, "Lock up your daughters", was used as the title of AC/DC's first headlining tour of Great Britain in 1976 after the band's move from Melbourne, Australia, to London, earlier that year. "T.N.T." later appeared on Live and the Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition , with Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Chris Slade providing vocals, bass, and drums, respectively.

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "T.N.T." was ranked number 81. [2]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976–1977)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [4] 19

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [5] Gold30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [6] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [7] Gold250,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [8] Platinum70,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [9] Platinum+Gold90,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [10] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [12] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

Anthrax version

"T.N.T."
Song by Anthrax
from the EP Anthems
Released19 March 2013
Genre Heavy metal
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

The Anthrax cover of this song was released on their 2013 covers EP Anthems. They debuted the song live 21 February 2013 at The HiFi in Brisbane, Australia ahead of Soundwave. Later on their tour in the US, Slash and Kirk Hammett (at separate gigs) joined them for this song. [13] [14]

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