What is the name of AC/DC's 1990 hit single that begins with a thunderclap?

Thunderstruck is AC/DC’s 1990 hit single that opens with its instantly recognizable thunder-themed attack. The song was released as the lead single from The Razors Edge, the band’s twelfth studio album, and became one of AC/DC’s most identifiable recordings.

Its defining introduction is Angus Young’s rapid, high-register guitar figure, followed by the band’s explosive rhythm and Brian Johnson’s shouted vocals. The opening creates the impression of an approaching electrical storm, which fits the song’s repeated “Thunder” hook and its title.

Thunderstruck was written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn. It reached number five on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and helped restore AC/DC’s commercial momentum in the early 1990s. Listeners sometimes confuse it with “For Those About to Rock,” another AC/DC song built around a dramatic sound effect, or with “Back in Black,” whose opening guitar riff is equally famous.