About The Song
“Shoot to Thrill” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track on the 1980 album Back in Black. This song is also the second track of AC/DC Live and AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector’s Edition, and is included on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack. Although the studio version was never released as a single, the song is a fan favourite and a staple on classic rock radio stations.
On 26 January 2010, a new music video for “Shoot to Thrill” was released with exclusive footage from the film Iron Man 2. The live concert footage used in the video was filmed in December 2009 at a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Estadio Monumental, from which the Live at River Plate DVD was filmed.
Several different live recordings of “Shoot to Thrill” have been released officially. One version, recorded from the Razors Edge World Tour, was released on the 1992 Live album. Another version, recorded from the 1991 Donington show, was released on the deluxe edition of the 2009 box set Backtracks. Another performance, recorded at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires in December 2009, was released as a limited edition 7-inch single (backed with a live performance of “War Machine” from the aforementioned show) for Record Store Day 2011, promoting the live DVD Live at River Plate, which was released in May 2011.
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Lyrics
All you women who want a man of the street
But don’t know which way you wanna turn
Just keep a-comin’, and put your hand out to me
‘Cause I’m the one who’s gonna make you burn
I’m gonna take you down
Oh, down, down, down
So, don’t you fool around
I’m gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, yeah
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will, yeah
I’m like evil, I get under your skin
Just like a bomb that’s ready to blow
‘Cause I’m illegal, I got everything
That all you women might need to know
I’m gonna take you down
Yeah, down, down, down
So, don’t you fool around
I’m gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, said
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
‘Cause I shoot to thrill, and I’m ready to kill
I can’t get enough and I can’t get my fill
I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah
Pull the trigger, pull it
Pull it, pull it, pull the trigger!
Oh
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, I said
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, going to fire at will
‘Cause I shoot to thrill and I’m ready to kill
And I can’t get enough and I can’t get my fill
‘Cause I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah
Shoot you down, yeah
I’m gonna get you down to the bottom, girl
Shoot you, I’m gonna shoot you
Ooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I’m gonna shoot you down, yeah, yeah
I’m gonna get you down
Down, down, down, down
Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down
Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah yeah
I’m gonna shoot to thrill
Play to kill
Shoot to thrill