"Hail Caesar" is a song by the Australian rock band

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, which was written by members and brothers,

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and

Malcolm Young Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was a member of AC ...

. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Hail Caesar; or at 'Performer:' ACDC It is from their 1995 album '' Ballbreaker'' and was issued on 19 February 1996 as a single. The lyrics, "All Hail Caesar", are a reference to the salute given to

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general

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

. An edited version of the song at 4:30 appeared only on promo releases of the single. Commercial single releases and the ''Ballbreaker'' album contain the full version at 5:14. The single reached the top 100

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. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

Music video

The music video for the song depicts the band playing on a large, step-pyramid-like structure, with a crowd of women in different attires (women in Roman togas, women in red one-piece swimsuit and swim caps, women in police or military dress uniforms) below marching to the song. Throughout the video, various movies and clips are displayed with

Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-u ...

superimposed on them. This video was released on the DVD '' Family Jewels Disc 3'' as part of the

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box set '' Backtracks''.

Track listing

Personnel

Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980 at the age of 32, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Johnson was one of the founding members of th ...

– lead vocals *

– lead guitar *

– rhythm guitar *

Cliff Williams Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English g ...

– bass guitar * Phil Rudd – drums * Producer –

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Charts

References

External links

Lyrics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hail Caesar (Song) AC/DC songs 1995 singles Songs written by Angus Young Songs written by Malcolm Young Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs about Julius Caesar