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| "Heatseeker" | ||||
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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Blow Up Your Video | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 11 January 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1987 | |||
| Studio | Miraval ( Correns) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
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| AC/DC singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Heatseeker" on YouTube | ||||
"Heatseeker" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song appeared on their 1988 album Blow Up Your Video as the first track. The song was later on Live. The song was also released as a single in various formats, with "Go Zone" as the main B-side. On reaching No.12 in the UK singles chart in 1988, it became their biggest UK chart hit and remained so for 25 years until " Highway to Hell" reached No.4 in December 2013.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heatseeker" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Go Zone" | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Snake Eye" | 3:15 |
Music video
In the music video, directed by David Mallet, [1] Angus Young explodes from a life-sized television set. He throws his hat, and it lands on a switch, causing it to flip. A missile is launched, and on the screen is film footage of the Strategic Air Command in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The missile reveals to be a cruise missile, and travels across the world, whereupon it finally crashes into the Opera House in Sydney, during an AC/DC concert. Angus explodes out of the giant missile's warhead and does a guitar solo and at the end, he heads back into the missile's nose cone and leaves.
Chart Positions
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ( Kent Music Report) [2] | 5 |
| Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [3] | 82 |
| Norway ( VG-lista) [4] | 2 |
| New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [5] | 29 |
| Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 4 |
| Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 15 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [8] | 12 |
| West Germany ( Official German Charts) [9] | 26 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard) [10] | 20 |
Personnel
- Brian Johnson – vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Wright – drums
References
- ^ "mvdbase.com – AC/DC – "Heatseeker"". Archived from the original on 2006-01-14. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ " AC/DC – Heatseeker" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ " AC/DC – Heatseeker". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ " AC/DC – Heatseeker". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ " AC/DC – Heatseeker". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ " AC/DC – Heatseeker". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ " Offiziellecharts.de – AC/DC – Heatseeker" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "AC/DC Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
