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Shoot to Thrill

original song written and composed by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young; first recorded and released in 1980 by AC/DC
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Shoot to Thrill

Summary

Shoot to Thrill is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shoot to Thrill's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Shoot to Thrill's composer is recorded as Malcolm Young[4].
  • Shoot to Thrill's composer is recorded as Brian Johnson[5].
  • Shoot to Thrill's composer is recorded as Angus Young[6].
  • Shoot to Thrill's genre is hard rock[7].
  • Among the performers on Shoot to Thrill was AC/DC[8].
  • Among the performers on Shoot to Thrill was AC/DC[9].
  • Shoot to Thrill's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Shoot to Thrill was published on 1980[11].
  • Shoot to Thrill's lyricist is recorded as Malcolm Young[12].
  • Shoot to Thrill's lyricist is recorded as Brian Johnson[13].
  • Shoot to Thrill's lyricist is recorded as Angus Young[14].
  • Shoot to Thrill's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shoot to Thrill'}[15].
  • Shoot to Thrill's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2530039a-5751-3682-a225-b24bd10c41c5[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include AC/DC[8].

Publication

Shoot to Thrill was released on 1980[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is hard rock[7].

Why It Matters

Shoot to Thrill ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

AC/DC Angus Young Brian Johnson Malcolm Young

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shoot to Thrill. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shoot-to-thrill
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shoot-to-thrill_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shoot to Thrill}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shoot-to-thrill}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 26d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Language of work or name → English
    Publication date → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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