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Power Up by AC/DC, album cover
Album

Power Up

by AC/DC
Released13 November 2020
LabelColumbia
Popularity75.9
hard rockrockblues rock
Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗Apple Music ↗Deezer ↗Podcast cover

Power Up is AC/DC's seventeenth studio album, released on 13 November 2020 through Columbia. It is the first record the Australian band made after the death of co-founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017, and it is dedicated to him as a tribute from his brother Angus. Malcolm shares a songwriting credit with Angus on every track, as the songs were co-written before he died.

For listeners who grew up with the band's blues-rooted hard rock, it is a record about continuity as much as farewell. Critics generally received it well, and it reached number one in 21 countries. It was also nominated for Best Rock Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, though Foo Fighters' Medicine at Midnight took the prize. The band toured the album from May to August 2024.

Power Up: tracklist, credits and charts

12 tracks · 41:07

Tracklist

  1. 1RealizeAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:37
  2. 2RejectionAngus Young and Malcolm Young4:06
  3. 3Shot in the DarkAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:05
  4. 4Through the Mists of TimeAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:32
  5. 5Kick You When You’re DownAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:10
  6. 6Witch’s SpellAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:42
  7. 7Demon FireAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:30
  8. 8Wild ReputationAngus Young and Malcolm Young2:54
  9. 9No Man’s LandAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:40
  10. 10Systems DownAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:13
  11. 11Money ShotAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:05
  12. 12Code RedAngus Young and Malcolm Young3:31
Produced by
Brendan O’Brien
Recorded at
The Warehouse (Vancouver)
Mixed by
Mike Fraser, Brendan O’Brien
Mixed at
Henson Recording Studios
Engineered by
Billy Bowers, Mike Fraser
Label
Columbia
Length
41:07

Line-up

  • Phil Rudd · drums (drum set)
  • Cliff Williams · bass guitar, background vocals
  • Angus Young · electric guitar
  • Stevie Young · electric guitar
  • Brian Johnson · lead vocals

Singles

  • “Shot in the Dark” · 7 October 2020
  • “Realize” · 11 November 2020
  • “Demon Fire” · 9 December 2020
  • “Witch's Spell” · 9 June 2021
  • “Through the Mists of Time” · 30 September 2021

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 2020–20211
US Billboard 200 · 2020–20211
Argentine Albums (CAPIF) · 2020–20211
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2020–20211
Austrian Albums · 2020–20211
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2020–20211
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2020–20211
Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 2020–20211
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 2020–20211
French Albums · 2020–20211
All 33 charts
German Albums · 2020–20211
Greek Albums (IFPI) · 2020–20211
Hungarian Albums · 2020–20211
Ireland 3 · 2020–20211
Italian Albums · 2020–20211
New Zealand Albums · 2020–20211
Norwegian Albums · 2020–20211
Portuguese Albums · 2020–20211
Scottish Albums · 2020–20211
Spanish Albums · 2020–20211
Swedish Albums · 2020–20211
Swiss Albums · 2020–20211
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2020–20211
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) · 2020–20211
US Top Rock Albums · 2020–20211
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2020–20212
Danish Albums · 2020–20212
Dutch Albums · 2020–20212
Polish Albums · 2020–20212
Czech Albums · 2020–20213
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard) · 2020–20219
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2020–202111
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) · 2020–202115

Certifications

RegionCertification
Australia · 2020Gold
Austria · 2020Platinum
Canada · 2024Gold
France · 20212× Platinum
Germany · 20242× Platinum
Italy · 2020Gold
Poland · 2021Platinum
Spain · 2024Platinum
Sweden · 2021Gold
Switzerland · 2020Platinum
United Kingdom · 2020Gold

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75.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.0k
ListenBrainz listeners
104k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
86k
Deezer fans (all editions)
← Rock or Bust (2014)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz13 November 2020
Wikipedia infobox13 November 2020
Wikidata13 November 2020
Deezer13 November 2020
Apple Music13 November 2020
US release13 November 2020earliest US date
UK / Europe release13 November 2020earliest UK or European date
16 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
2020DEColumbia194398171524deluxe
13 November 2020USColumbia194398186610original
13 November 2020XEColumbia194398166414original
13 November 2020DEColumbia194397446326original
13 November 2020JPSony Records International0194397255614original
13 November 2020XEColumbia194398166711original
13 November 2020USColumbia194398187013original
13 November 2020XEColumbia0194397444728original
13 November 2020MXColumbia0194397446326original
13 November 2020USColumbia194397446326original
13 November 2020XWColumbia886448802198original
13 November 2020US—original
13 November 2020USColumbia194398186825original
13 November 2020XEColumbia194397255614original
13 November 2020USColumbia194397809527original
13 November 2020JPSony Records International4547366478396original
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