Format 7 inch, 12 inch | Recorded 1981 Length 3:54 | |
Released December 1981 (1981-12) (US), January 1982 (1982-01) (UK) | ||
"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.
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Singer Brian Johnson summarised the track to Kerrang!'s Sylvie Simmons as "Filth, pure filth. We're a filthy band."
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.
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."
Single track listing
- "Let's Get It Up" – 3:56
- "Back in Black" (Recorded live Dec 1981) – 4:01
- "T.N.T." (Recorded live Dec 1981) – 3:55