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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Power Up | ||||
| Released | 7 October 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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| "Shot in the Dark" on YouTube | ||||
"Shot in the Dark" is a single by Australian rock band AC/DC from their seventeenth studio album Power Up. The song was recorded late 2018 to early 2019.[1] It was released on 7 October 2020,[2] and is the band's first single released since 2015's "Rock the Blues Away" from their album Rock or Bust. The song was used as the official theme for WWE Survivor Series and is part of the MLB The Show 21 soundtrack.[3]
The song was nominated for two Grammys for the 64th Grammy Awards, Best Rock Performance and Best Music Video.[4]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song was nominated for Most Performed Rock Work.[5]
On 7 October 2023 the band played the song live for the first time at the Power Trip festival, the bands first show since 2016. They are currently playing the song on their Power Up Tour.
- ^ Andy Greene (7 October 2020). "Exclusive: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, and Cliff Williams on the Resurrection of AC/DC". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "AC/DC's 'Shot In The Dark' Single To Arrive On Wednesday; New Teaser Available". BlabberMouth.net. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Untitled". Twitter. WWE. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Grammy Nominations 2022: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards". The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.