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Thunderstruck is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released as the lead single from their twelfth studio album The Razors Edge (1990). It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart , No. 1 in Finland, and No. 5 on the US " Billboard " Album Rock Tracks chart.
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 . 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 ...
The music varies from established classics like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan to independents like Ani DiFranco, Top 40 pop like Nelly Furtado, and a few songs with special meaning only to Hornby. Song by song, Hornby delves into what makes music catchy or classic, and how it can come to play an integral role in a person's emotional life.
Songs in the Key of Z is a book and two compilation albums written and compiled by Irwin Chusid. The book and albums explore the field of what Chusid coined as " outsider music ". Chusid defines outsider music as; "crackpot and visionary music, where all trails lead essentially one place: over the edge."
Thunderstruck may refer to: "Thunderstruck" (song), a 1990 song by AC/DC; Thunderstruck, a 2004 Australian film; Thunderstruck, a 2006 book by Erik Larson; Thunderstruck, a 2012 American film; Thunderstruck (short story collection), a 2014 short story collection by Elizabeth McCracken
The band also received a nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for "Thunderstruck" in 1991 from the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2009, AC/DC received four nominations for their 2008 album Black Ice in the ARIA Music Awards which included Best Rock Album, Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Album. They won the awards for Best Rock ...
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