The Australian rock group AC/DC appeared on the international music scene in 1975 with their first U.S. release, High Voltage. Their songs were deeply rooted in the blues and all about sexual adventure. By the end of the decade, they had a solid reputation in the United States and Europe as one of the best hard rock concert bands in the world. Back in Black marked their breakthrough release, the number two album in the United States in 1980, and the beginning of a decade of largely uninterrupted success.

Throughout their career, AC/DC lived up to their credo of living hard, fast, and simple. This lifestyle is typified in the song "Rocker": "I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm a right out of controller/I'm a wheeler, I'm a dealer, I'm a wicked woman stealer/I'm a bruiser, I'm a cruiser, I'm a rockin' rollin'...