Stiff Upper Lip (AC/DC song)

"Stiff Upper Lip"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Stiff Upper Lip
B-side
Released8 February 2000 (2000-02-08)
StudioThe Warehouse (Vancouver, Canada)
Length3:34
Label
Songwriters
ProducerGeorge Young
AC/DC singles chronology
"Cover You in Oil"
(1996) 		"Stiff Upper Lip"
(2000) 		"Safe in New York City"
(2000)
Music video
"Stiff Upper Lip" on YouTube

"Stiff Upper Lip" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC, composed by Angus and Malcolm Young. It was released on 8 February 2000 as the lead single from their 14th studio album, Stiff Upper Lip (2000). The song gave the band their third number-one single on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and it entered the top five on the airplay charts of Poland and Spain.

Music video

The music video, directed by Andy Morahan,[1] starts with the band driving down the street in a red 1997 Hummer H1 when they get caught in a traffic jam. They then pull into a back alley, get out of the car, and begin to play the song on the street. The song that the band was listening to before the car jam was "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)", a song released when the late Bon Scott was a member of the band. Lady Gaga made a cameo pre-fame.

Track listing

  1. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 3:34
  2. "Hard as a Rock" (live) – 4:48
  3. "Ballbreaker" (live) – 4:38

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Stiff Upper Lip"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Stiff Upper Lip"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 8 February 2000
EastWest [12]
United Kingdom 3 April 2000 CD EMI [13]
Japan 24 January 2001 Elektra [14]

References

  1. ^ "AC/DC – 'Stiff upper lip'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Poland" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 10. 4 March 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 4 February 2026 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 15/4/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Spain" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 15. 8 April 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 4 February 2026 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 15/4/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 9/4/2000 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. ^ "AC/DC Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  9. ^ "AC/DC Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. ^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. 30 December 2000. p. YE-87.
  11. ^ "Canadian single certifications – AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1336. 4 February 2000. pp. 95, 98.
  13. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 3, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 1 April 2000. p. 27.
  14. ^ "AC/DC | スティッフ・アッパー・リップ・ワールド・ツアーCD" [AC/DC | Stiff Upper Lip World Tour CD] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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