| Guns for Hire | |
| Cover: | ACDC GunsForHire.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | AC/DC |
| Album: | Flick of the Switch |
| B-Side: | Landslide |
| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | April 1983 |
| Studio: | Compass Point (Nassau) |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Producer: | AC/DC |
| Prev Title: | For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Flick of the Switch |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"Guns for Hire" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from their album Flick of the Switch, released on 19 August 1983. Written by band members, Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson, it was also released in September as a single with "Landslide" as the B-side. It charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and No. 84 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.[3] It also reached No. 19 in Ireland.[4]
Cash Box said that "raucous as ever, the track includes a matured guitar solo and is fused with a high rock ‘n’ roll energy."[5]
The track served as the opening song during the band's performances on the tour in support of Flick of the Switch, but has never been performed on any other AC/DC tours since. A promotional video was produced for the song, which featured drummer Simon Wright rather than Phil Rudd. Rudd had left the band during the recording of Flick of the Switch and was replaced by Wright before the start of the tour.