Live Wire (AC/DC song)

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“Live Wire”
Song by AC/DC
Album	T.N.T.
Released	December 1975
Recorded	July 1975
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	5:50
Label	Albert Productions
Writer	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
Producer	Harry Vanda, George Young
T.N.T. track listing
"The Jack" (3) “Live Wire” (4) "T.N.T." (5)

“Live Wire”
Song by AC/DC
Album	High Voltage
Released	May 1976 (International)
High Voltage track listing
"The Jack" (3) “Live Wire” (4) "T.N.T." (5)

"Live Wire" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the fourth track of their Australian album T.N.T., released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

"Live Wire" is also the fourth track on the international version of High Voltage, released in May 1976 (see 1976 in music).

When Bon Scott was the lead singer of AC/DC the song was often used as an ice breaker at concerts to prepare the audience for the band's harder material. In Glasgow, Scotland on October 9, 1982, later singer Brian Johnson did his first live performance of this song and incorrectly sang the lyrics (he did the second verse twice). The song has not been performed live since this date, and a bootleg of this performance titled "Live and Wired" has circulated.

The song is written from the point of view of a person who views himself as a man that other men should fear, and that women should desire.

[edit] Personnel

• Bon Scott - lead vocals
• Angus Young - lead guitar
• Malcolm Young - rhythm guitarbacking vocals
• Mark Evans - bass
• Phil Rudd - drumsbacking vocals

[edit] Production

• Producers: Harry Vanda, George Young