AC⧸DC - Danger

What this video is

Released June 28, 1985 as the lead single from Fly on the Wall, 'Danger' arrived at a moment when AC/DC were navigating a commercially difficult mid-decade period. The Fly on the Wall era represented a deliberate retreat from the polished arena-rock production of For Those About to Rock (1981), with Angus and Malcolm Young self-producing for the first time. The music video's bar-room setting and blues-shuffle…

Why it matters

As the lead single from Fly on the Wall, 'Danger' is a documented example of AC/DC's mid-80s blues-shuffle songwriting mode — co-written by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young — and represents the band's attempt to explore blues-inflected hard rock in contrast to their anthemic stadium…

The director

Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art, then writing and directing at the UK's National Film & Television School. Between 1984 and 1994 directed more than 60 music videos for artists including AC/DC, Sade, Art…