Shot in the Dark (AC/DC song)

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"Shot in the Dark"
File:ACDC - Shot in the Dark.jpg
Single by AC/DC
from the album Power Up
Released 7 October 2020
Recorded Late 2018 to early 2019
Length 3:06
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien
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"Rock the Blues Away"
(2015)		 "Shot in the Dark"
(2020)		 "Realize"
(2020)

"Shot in the Dark" is a single by Australian rock band AC/DC from their seventeenth studio album Power Up. The song was recorded late 2018 to early 2019.[1] It was released on 7 October 2020 at 3:00 p.m. (in Australia),[2] and is the band's first single released since 2015's "Rock the Blues Away" from their album Rock or Bust. The song was used as the official theme for WWE Survivor Series.[3]

Music video

The music video, directed by David Mallet, premiered on AC/DC's YouTube channel on 26 October 2020.[4][5]

Release

On 1 October 2020, the band teased the new single in a 30-second video posted on Twitter, appearing to power up the amp with its iconic lightning bolt logo while playing the song, and noting PWR/UP, short for Power Up.[6] AC/DC went on hiatus after completing their Rock or Bust tour in 2016, which featured Guns N' Roses singer, Axl Rose. In 2018, members Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams rejoined the band after the two-year hiatus. On 5 October 2020, the band shared another short clip composed of behind-the-scenes footage featuring brief appearances by all five members of the band.[7]

Personnel

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Additional personnel

  • Brendan O'Brien – production
  • Mike Fraser – engineering, mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 67
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11] 31
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 50
Canada Rock (Billboard)[13] 2
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[14] 12
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[15] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 79
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 5
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 19
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[20] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] 16
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[22] 12
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[23] 3

References

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  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – AC/DC – Shot in the Dark" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – AC/DC – Shot in the Dark" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – AC/DC – Shot in the Dark" (in French). Ultratip.
  12. ↑ Illegal name entered AC DC/AC+DC/chart?f=793 "AC DC – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for AC DC.
  13. ↑ Illegal name entered AC DC/AC+DC/chart?f=1243 "AC DC – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for AC DC.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Illegal name entered AC DC/AC+DC/chart?f=846 "AC DC – Chart history" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for AC DC.
  16. ↑ "Musicline.de – AC/DC Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20201009". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – AC/DC – Shot in the Dark". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20201120" UK Rock Chart.
  21. ↑ "AC DC – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for AC DC.
  22. ↑ Illegal name entered AC DC/AC+DC/chart?f=902 "AC DC – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for AC DC.
  23. ↑ Illegal name entered AC DC/AC+DC/chart?f=1228 "AC DC – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for AC DC.
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