Are You Ready (AC/DC song)

"Are You Ready" is a song by AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 hit album The Razors Edge. A live version of the song recorded on the tour of the same name appeared on one of AC/DC's two live albums of 1992, Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition.

The music video to this song, directed by David Mallet,^[1] shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison. One prisoner is being dressed up to get ready for the band to play the song. Guards shave his head nearly bald, leaving hairs that make up AC/DC's logo, the one similar to the cover of the band's music video tape, Clipped.

The song rose to number 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[2]

The song was featured in the 2001 movie Rock Star.

The prison venue in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is nearly identical to the stage that the band appears on in the music video for "Are You Ready".

The song was played on the Big Ten Network for college basketball games in 2007 and 2008.

German football club 1.FSV Mainz 05 plays the song during half time.

Personnel

Brian Johnson – lead vocals
Angus Young – lead guitar
Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, background vocals
Cliff Williams – bass guitar, background vocals
Chris Slade – drums

References

↑ mvdbase.com – AC/DC – "Are you ready?"
↑ "Awards by The Razor's Edge". allmusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 19 December 2013.

AC/DC singles discography

High Voltage	"Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" (Australia) "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Australia)

T.N.T.	"High Voltage" (Australia) "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (Australia) "T.N.T." (Australia)

High Voltage (International)	"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (international) "High Voltage" (international)

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap	"Jailbreak" "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" "Love at First Feel"

Let There Be Rock	"Dog Eat Dog" "Let There Be Rock" "Whole Lotta Rosie"

Powerage	"Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"

Highway to Hell	"Highway to Hell" "Girls Got Rhythm" "Touch Too Much"

Back in Black	"You Shook Me All Night Long" "Hells Bells" "Back in Black" "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"

For Those About to Rock We Salute You	"Let's Get It Up" "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Flick of the Switch	"Guns for Hire" "Nervous Shakedown" "Flick of the Switch"

Fly on the Wall	"Danger" "Sink the Pink" "Shake Your Foundations"

Who Made Who	"Who Made Who"

Blow Up Your Video	"Heatseeker" "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"

The Razors Edge	"Thunderstruck" "Moneytalks" "Are You Ready"

Live	"Highway to Hell" (live) "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live)

Ballbreaker	"Hard as a Rock" "Hail Caesar" "Cover You in Oil"

Stiff Upper Lip	"Stiff Upper Lip" "Safe in New York City" "Satellite Blues"

Black Ice	"Rock 'N Roll Train" "Big Jack" "Anything Goes" "Money Made"

Rock or Bust	"Play Ball" "Rock or Bust"

Non-album single	"Big Gun"

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