Studio Album · No. 17

Power Up Songwriting Credits by AC/DC

2020 Columbia 12 tracks 41:03

Produced by Brendan O'Brien

Columbia Hard rockBlues rockRock and roll
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether AC/DC carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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12 trackswritten by AC/DC 0 tracksoutside writers
AC/DC's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
2
Lyricists
1
Producers
2020
Released
Data Insight

A posthumous collaboration: the album is built from riffs and ideas the two brothers worked up together before Malcolm died in 2017, so his name is on every track of a record made three years after his death. Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd all returned for it, which puts the Black Ice lineup back together minus Malcolm.

Power Up is AC/DC's seventeenth studio album, released on 13 November 2020 and produced by Brendan O'Brien. Twelve tracks built from material Angus and Malcolm Young had written together before Malcolm's death in 2017. It reached number 1 in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Realize
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
2
Rejection
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
3
Shot in the Dark
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
4
Through the Mists of Time
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
5
Kick You When You're Down
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
6
Witch's Spell
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
7
Demon Fire
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
8
Wild Reputation
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
9
No Man's Land
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
10
Systems Down
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
11
Money Shot
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)
12
Code Red
Angus YoungMalcolm Young Angus McKinnon YoungMalcolm Mitchell Young Brendan O'Brien AC/DC (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 6 contributors

AM
Angus McKinnon Young
Writer
On this album12 written
AY
Angus Young
Writer
On this album12 written
MM
Malcolm Mitchell Young
Writer
On this album12 written
MY
Malcolm Young
Writer
On this album12 written
BO
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
On this album12 produced
A
AC/DC
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions Power Up

When was Power Up released?
13 November 2020. It is the band’s seventeenth studio album.
Is Malcolm Young credited on Power Up?
Yes, on every track. The album was built from material he and Angus wrote together before his death in 2017.
Who wrote it?
Angus Young and Malcolm Young.
Who plays on it?
Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd and Stevie Young. Johnson, Williams and Rudd had all been absent from touring and returned for this album.
How did it chart?
Number 1 in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.
Who produced it?
Brendan O'Brien, his third album with the band.

Sources

Wikipedia: Power Up (album) Wikipedia: AC/DC discography Cover Art Archive: Power Up by AC/DC