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AC/DC
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Breaking the Rules

TRACK

Breaking the Rules

Release date: 20th November 1981

From For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

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About This Track

"Breaking the Rules" is a track by AC/DC, from the album For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), released 20th November 1981. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

AC/DC

AC/DC

Lyrics

Breaking the Rules

[Verse 1]

Black sheep and a renegade

Hot feet in the cool of the shade

Street jungle in the tough-child 'hoods

Examinations done no good

Ghetto bars and hot wired cars

Sneak thieves and cheap cigars

No rebellion, not today

[Pre-Chorus]

I get my kicks in my own way

Right, okay

[Chorus]

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

[Verse 2]

Tough breaks in the neighborhood

A hard case who's up to no good

Living like trash, a society rash

Ready to break, and ready to dash

A bad deal and a real rough ride

And doing time on the other side

No rebellion, not today

[Pre-Chorus]

I get my kicks in my own way

Right, okay

[Chorus]

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

Tough breaks

[Bridge]

They got regulation ties

Regulation shoes

Those regulation fools

With their regulation rules

[Chorus]

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready to rule

Just keep on breaking the rules (Breaking the rules)

Get ready

Just keep on breaking the rules

Come on, get ready, get ready, get ready

Ready to rule

[Outro]

Oh, take off your ties

And your regulation shoes

You're nothing but a bunch of regulation fools, yeah

And your damn regulation rules

I'm gonna do things my own way

Every day, every day, every day in every way

I ain't gonna pay no attention to your rules

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Track details

From For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

1981

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Album

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

23rd November 1981

Release year

1981

1For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
5:44
2Put the Finger On You
3:26
3Let's Get It Up
3:54
4Inject the Venom

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8Breaking the Rules

9Night of the Long Knives

—Let's Get It Up

—For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

—Put the Finger on You

—Inject the Venom

—Breaking the Rules

—Let's Get It Up

—Night of the Long Knives

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Producer: Robert John Lange
Bass: Cliff Williams
Drums: Phil Rudd
Background Vocals: Cliff Williams, Malcolm Young
Lead Vocals: Brian Johnson
Rhythm Guitar: Malcolm Young