Girls Got Rhythm
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"Girls Got Rhythm" is a song by popular rock band AC/DC
. It is found on their 1979 album Highway to Hell
. The song was released as a single the same year.
An EP was released in 1979 containing the songs: A1. "Girls Got Rhythm"; A2. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"; B1. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (live; taken from If You Want Blood); B2. "Rock and Roll Damnation" (live; taken from If You Want Blood).
A live version can be found on the live album Let There Be Rock: The Movie
, part of the Bonfire
box set. A video of the band performing the song is on the DVD Family Jewels.As AC/DC progressed, they began to push towards a sound that rocked as hard as their old albums but had the immediacy of a good pop song. The band perfected this approach on Highway to Hell, an album that represents a perfect marriage of rock firepower and pop accessibility. One of the best examples of this approach is "Girls Got Rhythm," a short, sharp ode to girls who have got "the back-seat rhythm." In terms of musical elements, this song is not too different from the band's speed rockers: the lyrics are lusty, the chorus has the expected shout-along feel, and the melody is simple but energetic. However, the way these elements are arranged in "Girls Got Rhythm" differs from past rockers because the song kept to a pop song length and its focus lies squarely on its catchy chorus. The pop friendliness of the song is further enhanced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange's production, which polishes the group's previously fuzzy guitar sound to a radio-friendly sheen and pushes the call-and-response harmonies on the chorus to the forefront. Lange also adds a beat-heavy intro that falls somewhere between new wave and disco. Despite these radio-ready touches, the group's hard rock energy shines through with plenty of punchy guitar riffs and stomping drum work. These genre collisions result in a perfect marriage of energy and hooks that makes "Girls Got Rhythm" one of AC/DC's most accessible songs.
The song is also featured in the 2006 film DOA: Dead or Alive
.
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
. It is found on their 1979 album Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell (album)
Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979. It is also AC/DC's fifth international studio album...
. The song was released as a single the same year.
An EP was released in 1979 containing the songs: A1. "Girls Got Rhythm"; A2. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"; B1. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (live; taken from If You Want Blood); B2. "Rock and Roll Damnation" (live; taken from If You Want Blood).
A live version can be found on the live album Let There Be Rock: The Movie
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
Let There Be Rock: The Movie – Live in Paris is a live double CD by the hard rock band AC/DC, released as "Disc Two" and "Disc Three" of the Bonfire box set in 1997....
, part of the Bonfire
Bonfire (album)
-Let There Be Rock: The Movie - Live in Paris:-Volts:-Back in Black :-AC/DC: Let There Be Rock :-Volts :-References:...
box set. A video of the band performing the song is on the DVD Family Jewels.As AC/DC progressed, they began to push towards a sound that rocked as hard as their old albums but had the immediacy of a good pop song. The band perfected this approach on Highway to Hell, an album that represents a perfect marriage of rock firepower and pop accessibility. One of the best examples of this approach is "Girls Got Rhythm," a short, sharp ode to girls who have got "the back-seat rhythm." In terms of musical elements, this song is not too different from the band's speed rockers: the lyrics are lusty, the chorus has the expected shout-along feel, and the melody is simple but energetic. However, the way these elements are arranged in "Girls Got Rhythm" differs from past rockers because the song kept to a pop song length and its focus lies squarely on its catchy chorus. The pop friendliness of the song is further enhanced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange's production, which polishes the group's previously fuzzy guitar sound to a radio-friendly sheen and pushes the call-and-response harmonies on the chorus to the forefront. Lange also adds a beat-heavy intro that falls somewhere between new wave and disco. Despite these radio-ready touches, the group's hard rock energy shines through with plenty of punchy guitar riffs and stomping drum work. These genre collisions result in a perfect marriage of energy and hooks that makes "Girls Got Rhythm" one of AC/DC's most accessible songs.
The song is also featured in the 2006 film DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 ensemble martial arts film loosely based on the Tecmo/Team Ninja fighting game series of the same name. Directed by Corey Yuen and written by J. F. Lawton, Adam and Seth Gross....
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Personnel
- Bon ScottBon ScottRonald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980...
– vocals - Angus YoungAngus YoungAngus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances,...
– lead guitar - Malcolm YoungMalcolm YoungMalcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC...
– rhythm guitar - Cliff WilliamsCliff WilliamsClifford Williams is an English bassist and backing vocalist, who has been a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC since mid-1977. He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage...
– bass guitar - Phil RuddPhil RuddPhillip Hugh Norman Rudd is an Australian drummer. He is best known for his membership of rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present. After the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans, he became the only Australian-born member of the band...
– drums