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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

1982 single by AC/DC
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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

Summary

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) is a musical work/composition[1]. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s composer is recorded as Brian Johnson[4].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s composer is recorded as Malcolm Young[5].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s composer is recorded as Angus Young[6].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s genre is hard rock[7].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) was performed by AC/DC[8].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) was released on 1981[10].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s lyricist is recorded as Brian Johnson[11].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s lyricist is recorded as Malcolm Young[12].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s lyricist is recorded as Angus Young[13].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'}[14].
  • For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8fab9421-73b7-38b9-b101-d5c38cdb6825[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) was performed by AC/DC[8].

Publication

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) was released on 1981[10]. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is hard rock[7].

Why It Matters

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[2] For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

AC/DC Angus Young Brian Johnson Malcolm Young

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/for-those-about-to-rock-we-salute-you-q2393681
MLA “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You).” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/for-those-about-to-rock-we-salute-you-q2393681.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_for-those-about-to-rock-we-salute-you-q2393681_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/for-those-about-to-rock-we-salute-you-q2393681}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → AC/DC
    Form of creative work → song
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