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Hail Caesar (song)

"Hail Caesar" is a song by the Australian rock band AC/DC, which was written by members and brothers, Angus and Malcolm Young.[1] It is from their 1995 album Ballbreaker and was issued on 19 February 1996 as a single. The lyrics, "All Hail Caesar", are a reference to the salute given to Roman general Julius Caesar. An edited version of the song at 4:30 appeared only on promo releases of the single. Commercial single releases and the Ballbreaker album contain the full version at 5:14. The single reached the top 100 ARIA Singles Chart.[2]

"Hail Caesar"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Ballbreaker
B-side
Released19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)
Recorded1995
StudioOcean Way (Los Angeles)
GenreHard rock
Length5:14
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
AC/DC singles chronology
"Hard as a Rock"
(1995)
"Hail Caesar"
(1996)
"Cover You in Oil"
(1996)
Music video
"Hail Caesar" on YouTube

Music video edit

The music video for the song depicts the band playing on a large, step-pyramid-like structure, with a crowd of women in different attires (women in Roman togas, women in red one-piece swimsuit and swim caps, women in police or military dress uniforms) below marching to the song. Throughout the video, various movies and clips are displayed with Angus Young superimposed on them. This video was released on the DVD Family Jewels Disc 3 as part of the 2009 box set Backtracks.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Angus and Malcolm Young,[1] unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Hail Caesar"5:14
2."Whiskey on the Rocks"4:35
3."Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)" (A Young, M Young, Bon Scott)4:44

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1996) Peak

position

Australia (ARIA)[3] 92
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 56

References edit

  1. ^ a b "'Hail Caesar' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 August 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Hail Caesar; or at 'Performer:' ACDC
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 17 Mar 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 31 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  3. ^ "AC/DC – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

External links edit

  • Lyrics

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