Which AC/DC album includes the 2020 single Shot in the Dark?

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AC/DC’s 2020 single “Shot in the Dark” appears on the album Power Up.

The song was released on 7 October 2020 as the lead single from Power Up, AC/DC’s first studio album in six years. Its release helped announce the band’s return after a period of major upheaval, including Brian Johnson’s hearing problems, Phil Rudd’s legal troubles and Cliff Williams’s temporary retirement.

Power Up was recorded largely in Vancouver in 2018, with producer Brendan O’Brien, and was released on 13 November 2020. Every song was credited to Angus Young and his late brother Malcolm Young, using material the brothers had developed before Malcolm’s death in 2017. The album therefore functions both as a comeback and as a tribute to AC/DC’s co-founder.

A nearby point of confusion is that “Shot in the Dark” was released before the album, but it is an album track rather than a standalone song unrelated to Power Up. The song later received Grammy nominations and became part of the band’s live repertoire.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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