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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was first released on AC/DC's eighth studio album "For Those About to Rock We Salute You" in 1981, and later as a single in 1982. The single's B-side contains an edited live version of "Let There Be Rock", recorded in Landover, Maryland, in late 1981. The
had this chorus riff, and we thought, 'Well, this sounds rather deadly.' We were trying to find a good title...and there's this book from years ago about Roman gladiators called "For Those About to Die We Salute You". So we thought, 'for those about to rock.' It's a very inspiring song. It makes you feel a bit powerful, and I think that's what rock n' roll is all about."
In a 1982 interview with "Creem"s