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About Hells Bells by AC/DC
Hells Bells is credited to AC/DC on Back In Black. This catalogue edition runs 5:13 and lists the song as track 1 of 10. The linked edition is dated 1980-07-25.
Catalogue artist credit: AC/DC.
Catalogue title: Hells Bells. Genre: Hard Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
Also represented from Back In Black: Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Shoot to Thrill. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: AC/DC - Hells Bells (Official 4K Video). Published by acdcVEVO. Video length: 5:10.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
AC/DC
Back in Black and Highway to Hell introduce the direct guitar riffs in this selection. Thunderstruck builds around a contrasting opening figure, while Hells Bells begins more gradually. Compare the rhythm of You Shook Me All Night Long with the drive of Shoot to Thrill.
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