Album
Blow Up Your Video
Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released through Atlantic on 18 January 1988. It followed Fly on the Wall from 1985 and came two years before The Razors Edge. Its mix of hard rock and arena rock suits a band built for big stages. It was reissued in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
Blow Up Your Video: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 42:58Tracklist
- 1HeatseekerJohnson, Young, Young3:51
- 2That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' RollJohnson, Young, Young3:46
- 3MeanstreakJohnson, Young, Young4:09
- 4Go ZoneJohnson, Young, Young4:27
- 5Kissin' DynamiteJohnson, Young, Young3:59
- 6Nick of TimeJohnson, Young, Young4:18
- 7Some Sin for Nuthin'Johnson, Young, Young4:12
- 8Ruff StuffJohnson, Young, Young4:30
- 9Two's UpJohnson, Young, Young5:21
- 10This Means WarJohnson, Young, Young4:23
- Produced by
- Harry Vanda, George Young
- Recorded at
- Miraval (Correns)
- Recorded
- August–September 1987
- Engineered by
- Tom Swift
- Mastered by
- Zal Schreiber
- Artwork
- Bill Smith Studio
- Photography
- Gered Mankowitz
- Label
- Atlantic
- Length
- 42:58
Line-up
- Cliff Williams · bass guitar
- Simon Wright · drums (drum set)
- Angus Young · guitar
- Malcolm Young · guitar
- Brian Johnson · lead vocals
Singles
- “Heatseeker” · 4 January 1988
- “That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll” · 21 March 1988
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1988 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1988 | 12 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1988 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1988 | 2 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1988 | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1988 | 3 |
| German Albums · 1988 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1988 | 4 |
| Swedish Albums · 1988 | 4 |
| Swiss Albums · 1988 | 4 |
All 12 charts
| Austrian Albums · 1988 | 15 |
| Dutch Albums · 1988 | 26 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2013 | 3× Platinum |
| Finland | Gold |
| Germany | Gold |
| New Zealand · 1988 | Gold |
| Spain · 2000 | Gold |
| Switzerland · 1993 | Platinum |
| United Kingdom | Gold |
| United States | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 January 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 February 1988 | |
| Wikidata | 18 January 1988 | |
| US release | 18 January 1988 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 January 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
25 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CA | Atlantic | 075678182822 | other |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic | other | |
| 1988 | XE | Atlantic | 075678182822 | other |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic | 075678182822 | other |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic | other | |
| 18 January 1988 | US | Atlantic | 075678182822 | original |
| 18 January 1988 | AU | Albert Productions | 077774897723 | original |
| 18 January 1988 | AU | Albert Productions | 5099943107216 | original |
| 25 January 1988 | GB | Atlantic | 075678182822 | other |
| 29 January 1988 | XE | Atlantic | 075678182822 | other |
| 10 March 1988 | JP | Atlantic | other | |
| May 1990 | XE | Atlantic | 075678182815 | other |
| 1995 | AU | Albert Productions | 724347709425 | other |
| 17 October 2000 | XE | Elektra | 075678182853 | other |
| 2003 | XE | Columbia | 888750367020 | remaster |
| 2003 | US | Albert Productions | 696998021228 | remaster |
| 2003 | XE | Epic | 5099751077015 | other |
| 30 June 2003 | XE | Epic | 5099751077022 | other |
| 1 July 2003 | US | Epic | 696998021228 | other |
| 14 October 2003 | US | Albert Productions | 696998021211 | other |
| 23 January 2008 | JP | Albert Productions | other | |
| 19 November 2012 | XW | Epic | 886443673397 | other |
| 7 October 2014 | XW | Epic | 886444890144 | other |
| 2020 | XW | Columbia | 886444890144 | remaster |
| 2020 | XW | Columbia | 886443673397 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| coverartarchive | 1395×1391 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |