Stiff Upper Lip
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Stiff Upper Lip
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[AC/DC]]
| Cover = AC-DC - Stiff Upper Lip.jpg
| Released = [[February 28]] [[2000]]
| Recorded = September–October 1999 at [[The Warehouse Studio]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
| Length = 46:57
| Label = [[Albert Productions|Albert]]
| Producer = [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]]
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8ddovw9ia9lk link]
*''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' {{rating-5|2}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2402 link]
*''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=136425&resource=136425&fixture_artist=146580 October 2000]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/198241/acdc?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 link]
| Last album = ''[[Bonfire (album)|Bonfire]]''<br />(1997)
| This album = '''''Stiff Upper Lip'''''<br />(2000)
| Next album = ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]''<br />(2008)
}}
'''''Stiff Upper Lip''''' is the 14th album by [[Australia]]n band [[AC/DC]] released in 2000. The album was recorded at [[The Warehouse Studio]] in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] and mastered at ''Sterling Sound'' in [[New York City]]. The three singles to be released from it were [[Stiff Upper Lip (song)|the title track]], "[[Safe in New York City]]", and "[[Satellite Blues]]". These three songs, plus 'Meltdown', were the only songs played live on the [[Stiff Upper Lip Tour|subsequent world tour]].
This album was rereleased in the [[United States|U.S.]] on April 17, 2007 as part of [[AC/DC]]'s ''[[AC/DC Remasters|Remasters]]'' series. This was done in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] in 2005.
The album is currently certified platinum in the US for sales in excess of 1,000,000.
==Track listing==
All songs by [[Angus Young]] and [[Malcolm Young]].
# "[[Stiff Upper Lip (song)|Stiff Upper Lip]]" – 3:35
# "Meltdown" – 3:42
# "House of Jazz" – 3:56
# "Hold Me Back" – 3:59
# "[[Safe in New York City]]" – 4:00
# "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41
# "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:02
# "[[Satellite Blues]]" – 3:47
# "Damned" – 3:52
# "Come and Get It" – 4:03
# "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
# "Give It Up" – 3:55
==Personnel==
*[[Brian Johnson]] - lead vocals
*[[Angus Young]] - lead guitar
*[[Malcolm Young]] - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*[[Cliff Williams]] - bass, backing vocals
*[[Phil Rudd]] - drums, percussion
==Singles==
Burnin' Alive/Meltdown - 2000
==Tour Edition==
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition |
| Type = Live Album |
| Artist = [[AC/DC]] |
| Cover = Ac-dcsuptouredition.JPG |
| Released = [[January 8]], [[2001]] |
| Recorded = [[The Warehouse Studio]], [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] September - October 1999<br>[[Las Ventas|Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] 1996 |
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] |
| Length = 1:20:54 |
| Label = [[Albert Productions|Albert]] |
| Producer = [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]], [[Rocky Oldham]] |
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[Stiff Upper Lip]]''<br />(2000)
| This album = '''''Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition'''''<br />(2001)
| Next album = ''TBA'' <br />(2008/9)
| Misc =
}}
In [[Australia]] and [[Europe]], a tour edition of ''Stiff Upper Lip'' was released in January [[2001]], nearly a year after the single disc. The album includes the ''[[Stiff Upper Lip]]'' disc, and a bonus disc with a non-album track, some live tracks recorded from [[1996]] in [[Madrid]], and the videos to the album's singles.
===Track listing===
'''Disc 1'''
# "[[Stiff Upper Lip (song)|Stiff Upper Lip]]" – 3:34
# "Meltdown" – 3:41
# "House of Jazz" – 3:56
# "Hold Me Back" – 3:59
# "[[Safe in New York City]]" – 3:59
# "Can't Stand Still" – 3:41
# "Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll – 4:02
# "[[Satellite Blues]]" – 3:47
# "Damned" – 3:52
# "Come and Get It" – 4:02
# "All Screwed Up" – 4:36
# "Give It Up" – 3:53
'''Disc 2'''
# "Cyberspace" ([[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of Safe in New York City single) – 2:57
# "[[Back in Black (song)|Back in Black]]" (Young, Young, [[Brian Johnson]]) (live) – 4:09
# "[[Hard as a Rock]]" (live) – 4:49
# "[[Ballbreaker (song)|Ballbreaker]]" (live) – 4:39
# "[[Whole Lotta Rosie]]" (Young, Young, [[Bon Scott]]) (live) – 5:26
# "[[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There Be Rock]]" (Young, Young, Scott) (live) – 11:53
# "Stiff Upper Lip" ([[Music video|promotional video]]) – 3:50
# "Safe in New York City" (promotional video) – 4:01
# "Satellite Blues" (promotional video) – 3:55
*All songs by [[Angus Young]] and [[Malcolm Young]] except where noted.
*Live tracks recorded at [[Las Ventas|Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas]], [[Madrid]] in 1996.
==Video==<!-- This section is linked from [[2001 in music]] -->
[[Image:Acdc-Video-SUL.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[DVD]] cover.]]
'''''Stiff Upper Lip Live''''' is the name of the live video released in 2001 by AC/DC, recorded on [[June 14]] [[2001]] on their [[Stiff Upper Lip Tour]] at the [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympiastadion]] in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. The track listing is as follows:
#"[[Stiff Upper Lip (song)|Stiff Upper Lip]]" (Young, Young)
#"[[You Shook Me All Night Long]]" (Young, Young, [[Brian Johnson|Johnson]])
#"[[Problem Child (song)|Problem Child]]" (Young, Young, [[Bon Scott|Scott]])
#"[[Thunderstruck (song)|Thunderstruck]]" (Young, Young)
#"[[Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Hard as a Rock]]" (Young, Young)
#"[[Shoot to Thrill]]" (Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution]]" (Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[What Do You Do for Money Honey]]" (Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[Bad Boy Boogie (song)|Bad Boy Boogie]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Hells Bells (song)|Hells Bells]]" (Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[Up to My Neck in You]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[The Jack]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Back in Black (song)|Back in Black]]" (Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Whole Lotta Rosie]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There Be Rock]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[T.N.T. (song)|T.N.T.]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
#"[[For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)]]"(Young, Young, Johnson)
#"[[Shot Down in Flames]]" (Young, Young, Scott)
===Notes===
*There was an original newsflash that was used for the European tour, but an alternate one was used instead for the film after the 9/11 attacks in [[New York City]]. However, the original newsflash was made available on the Bonus disc of the 2007 DVD ''[[Plug Me In]].''
==Miscellanea==
{{Trivia|date=October 2007}}
*The song "Stiff Upper Lip" was performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
*Brian Johnson wanted "Can't Stand Still" released as a single, but was overruled by AC/DC's record company who chose "Satellite Blues" instead.
==Personnel==
*[[Brian Johnson]] – [[lead vocals]]
*[[Angus Young]] – [[lead guitar]]
*[[Malcolm Young]] – [[rhythm guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Cliff Williams]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Phil Rudd]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
===Additional personnel===
*[[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]] – producer
*[[Mike Fraser]] – engineer
*[[Dean Maher]] – assistant engineer
==Charts==
===Album===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Chart
! Position
|-
| 2000
| The Billboard 200
| 7
|-
|}
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Single
! Chart
! Position
|-
| 2000
| "Stiff Upper Lip"
| [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
| 1
|-
| 2000
| "Satellite Blues"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 7
|-
| 2000
| "Meltdown"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 22
|-
| 2000
| "Safe in New York City"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 21
|-
|}
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