That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll

"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Blow Up Your Video
B-side"Kissin' Dynamite"
"Borrowed Time" (12" maxi)
Released21 March 1988
Recorded1987
GenreHard rock
Length3:45
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
AC/DC singles chronology
"Heatseeker"
(1988) 		"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"
(1988) 		"Thunderstruck"
(1990)
Music video
"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" on YouTube

"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" is a single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song appeared on their 1988 album Blow Up Your Video as the second track. A live version of this song can be found on the band's live album, Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition. The B-side of the single was "Borrowed Time".

In 2005, the music video, directed by Peter Sinclair, Brian Grant, and Jiff Morrison,[1] was released on Family Jewels. The video was shot at their show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and included fans carrying red cardboard Gibson SG guitars.

Author Paul Stenning described the song as the strongest from the album.[2]

7" vinyl track listing

All tracks are written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"3:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Kissin' Dynamite"4:00

12" Vinyl maxi-single track listing

All tracks are written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"3:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Kissin' Dynamite"4:00
3."Borrowed Time"3:45

5" CD single track listing

No.TitleLength
1."That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"3:46
2."Kissin' Dynamite"4:00
3."Shoot To Thrill"5:14
4."Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)"4:24

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 68
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 22
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ mvdbase.com – AC/DC – "That's the way I wanna rock 'n' roll"
  2. ^ Paul Stenning, AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory, Chrome Dreams, 2005, ISBN 1-84240-308-7
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 11. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "AC/DC – That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "AC/DC Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.