Stiff Upper Lip (album)

This article is about the AC/DC album. For the idiom, see Stiff upper lip. For other uses, see Stiff upper lip (disambiguation).

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Stiff Upper Lip is the 14th album by Australian band AC/DC; it was released in 2000. The album was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. The album was produced by George Young, older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young. The three singles to be released from it were the title track, "Safe in New York City", and "Satellite Blues". These three songs plus "Meltdown" were played live on the subsequent world tour.

This album was re-released in the U.S. on 17 April 2007 as part of AC/DC's Remasters series. It was re-released in the U.K. in 2005.

The album is currently certified platinum in the US for sales in excess of 1,000,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.

1. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 3:34
2. "Meltdown" – 3:41
3. "House of Jazz" – 3:56
4. "Hold Me Back" – 3:59 *
5. "Safe in New York City" – 3:59
6. "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41 *
7. "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:02
8. "Satellite Blues" – 3:46
9. "Damned" – 3:52
10. "Come and Get It" – 4:02
11. "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
12. "Give It Up" – 3:54

Personnel

• Brian Johnson - lead vocals
• Angus Young - lead guitar
• Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd - drums, percussion

Certification

Country	Sales	Certification
United States	1,000,000	Platinum
Canada	500,000	Platinum
United Kingdom	500,000	Platinum

Tour Edition

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In Australia , New Zealand and Europe, a tour edition of Stiff Upper Lip was released in January 2001, nearly a year after the single disc. The album includes the Stiff Upper Lip disc, and a bonus disc with a non-album track, some live tracks recorded from 1996 in Madrid, and the videos to the album's singles.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 3:34
2. "Meltdown" – 3:41
3. "House of Jazz" – 3:56
4. "Hold Me Back" – 3:59
5. "Safe in New York City" – 3:59
6. "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41
7. "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll – 4:02
8. "Satellite Blues" – 3:47
9. "Damned" – 3:52
10. "Come and Get It" – 4:02
11. "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
12. "Give It Up" – 3:53

Disc 2

1. "Cyberspace" (B-side of Safe in New York City single) – 2:57
2. "Back in Black" (Young, Young, Brian Johnson) (live) – 4:09
3. "Hard as a Rock" (live) – 4:49
4. "Ballbreaker" (live) – 4:39
5. "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Young, Young, Bon Scott) (live) – 5:26
6. "Let There Be Rock" (Young, Young, Scott) (live) – 11:53
7. "Stiff Upper Lip" (promotional video) – 3:50
8. "Safe in New York City" (promotional video) – 4:01
9. "Satellite Blues" (promotional video) – 3:55

• All songs by Angus Young and Malcolm Young except where noted.
• Live tracks recorded at Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid in 1996.

Video

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DVD cover.

Stiff Upper Lip Live is the name of the live video released in 2001 by AC/DC, recorded on June 14, 2001 on their Stiff Upper Lip Tour at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. The track listing is as follows:

1. "Stiff Upper Lip" (Young, Young)
2. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Young, Young, Johnson)
3. "Problem Child" (Young, Young, Scott)
4. "Thunderstruck" (Young, Young)
5. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (Young, Young, Scott)
6. "Hard as a Rock" (Young, Young)
7. "Shoot to Thrill" (Young, Young, Johnson)
8. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" (Young, Young, Johnson)
9. "What Do You Do for Money Honey" (Young, Young, Johnson)
10. "Bad Boy Boogie" (Young, Young, Scott)
11. "Hells Bells" (Young, Young, Johnson)
12. "Up to My Neck in You" (Young, Young, Scott)
13. "The Jack" (Young, Young, Scott)
14. "Back in Black" (Young, Young, Johnson)
15. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (Young, Young, Scott)
16. "Highway to Hell" (Young, Young, Scott)
17. "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Young, Young, Scott)
18. "Let There Be Rock" (Young, Young, Scott)
19. "T.N.T." (Young, Young, Scott)
20. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"(Young, Young, Johnson)
21. "Shot Down in Flames" (Young, Young, Scott)

Notes

• There was an original newsflash that was used for the European tour, but an alternate one was used instead for the film after the 9/11 attacks in New York City. However, the original newsflash was made available on the Bonus disc of the 2007 DVD Plug Me In.

Additional personnel

• George Young – producer
• Mike Fraser – engineer
• Dean Maher – assistant engineer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2000	"Stiff Upper Lip"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
2000	"Satellite Blues"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
2000	"Meltdown"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	22
2000	"Safe in New York City"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21