Back in Black
AC/DC’s 1978 recording of “Back in Black” is the earliest release on file. Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers (released 1987), Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs (released 1996) and Metallica (released 2000), among 270 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Boogie Down Productions’ “Dope Beat” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
That's "Back in Black" under "Dope Beat", sampled from AC/DC and dropped into a Bronx record from 1987. Play them back to back and you'll hear the riff change sides without changing a note.
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Credited writers: Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1978.
Boogie Down Productions’ “Dope Beat” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers1987
- Warlock Pinchers1989
- Pigface vs. Sheep on Drugs1996
- Phil Collen1997
- Metallica2000
- Thee S.T.P.2002
- Living Colour2003
- Shakira2004
- Otu2023
270 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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