Let's Get It Up

"Let's Get It Up" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on their 1981 album For Those About to Rock We Salute You, and later as its first single.[1]

"Let's Get It Up"
Single sleeve as issued in the UK
Single by AC/DC
from the album For Those About to Rock We Salute You
B-side
ReleasedDecember 1981 (US)
Recorded1981
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length3:54
LabelAtlantic Records
Songwriter(s)Young, Young & Johnson
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
AC/DC singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
(1981)		 "Let's Get It Up"
(1981)		 "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
(1982)
US cover
Original US cover.
Music video
"Let's Get It Up" on YouTube

Singer Brian Johnson summarised the track to Kerrang!'s Sylvie Simmons as "Filth, pure filth. We're a filthy band."[2]

Live versions of "Back in Black" and "T.N.T.", released as B-sides on the UK's version of the single, were both recorded in Landover, Maryland, in December 1981. "T.N.T." only appeared on the 12-inch edition.[3]

Reception

When reviewing the song in the context of For Those About to Rock, Kurt Loder wrote: "It may seem difficult to take a droolflecked runt dressed in schoolboy shorts seriously as a guitarist, but if you listen closely to Angus Young's serpentine solo in 'Let's Get It Up', you'll hear his unabashed blues roots shining through."[4]

Chart positions
Chart (1982) Peak
position
German Singles Chart [5] 33
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 18

Single track listing
  1. "Let's Get It Up" – 3:56
  2. "Back in Black" (Recorded live Dec 1981) – 4:01
  3. "T.N.T." (Recorded live Dec 1981) – 3:55

References
  1. Stenning, Paul (2005). Two Sides to Every Glory. Chrome Dreams. p. 295. ISBN 1-84240-308-7.
  2. Dome, Malcolm (1995). The World's Most Electrifying Rock 'n' Roll Band!. Virgin Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-86369-908-1.
  3. "AC/DC Let's Get It Up Dutch 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) (264584)". Eil.com. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  6. "swedishcharts.com - AC/DC - Let's Get It Up". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
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