| "Stiff Upper Lip" | ||||
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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Stiff Upper Lip | ||||
| B-side | "Hard as a Rock" (live) "Ballbreaker" (live) | |||
| Released | 21 January 2000 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | September – October 1999 | |||
| Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
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| Length | 3:34 | |||
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| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | George Young | |||
| AC/DC singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stiff Upper Lip" on YouTube | ||||
"Stiff Upper Lip" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC, composed by Angus and Malcolm Young. It was released on 21 January 2000 as the lead single from the album of the same name, topping the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and making the top-five of the airplay charts in Poland and Spain.
The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, [1] starts with the band driving down the street in a red 1997 Hummer H1 when they get caught in a traffic jam. They then pull into a back alley, get out of the car, and begin to play the song on the street. The song that the band was listening to before the car jam was "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)", a song released when the late Bon Scott was a member of the band. Lady Gaga made a cameo pre-fame.
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [2] | 18 |
| Polish Airplay ( Music & Media ) [3] | 1 |
| Spanish Airplay ( Music & Media ) [4] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 65 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [6] | 3 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [7] | 15 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [9] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||