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| Single by AC/DC | ||||
| from the album Rock or Bust | ||||
| Released | 7 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | May – July 2014 | |||
| Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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| "Play Ball" on YouTube | ||||
"Play Ball" is a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, and the first single from their 2014 album Rock or Bust. It was first used on 27 September 2014 in a trailer for Major League Baseball on TBS post-season coverage,[1] and the single was released on 7 October. It is the first single to feature rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, replacing founding member Malcolm Young who had retired from the band for health reasons.
AC/DC's drummer, Phil Rudd, was absent from the video shoot for the single, and was replaced by the Welshman Bob Richards, who had previously played with Man, Adrian Smith, Asia and Shogun.[2]
The Minnesota Twins play the song at home in Target Field directly after the game's line-up is announced. It plays for about two minutes before the game starts. The Danish basketball team, Svendborg Rabbits, play the song in connection with the game starts at home in The Rabbits House. Also the Austrian football club Grazer AK plays the song before home games.[citation needed]
The song was shortlisted for Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2015.[3]
- ^ "Listen to AC/DC's new song "Play Ball" in postseason baseball trailer". Ultimate Classic Rock. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd replaced at video shoot by Welshman Bob Richards after murder plot charge". Wales Online. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "APRA's Shortlist Of The Top Aussie Songs Of 2014 Is Hereng of the Year!". Music Feeds. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.