Play Ball (song)

"Play Ball"
Single by AC/DC
from the album Rock or Bust
Released	7 October 2014
Format	Digital download, CD Single
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hard rock
Length	2:48
Label	Albert/Columbia
Writer(s)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
AC/DC singles chronology
"Shoot to Thrill (live)" (2011) "Play Ball" (2014) "Rock or Bust" (2014)

"Play Ball" is a single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, and the debut 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 postseason coverage,^[1] and the single was released on 7 October.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was absent from the video shoot for the single, and was replaced by Welshman Bob Richards, who had previously played with Man, Adrian Smith, Asia and Shogun.^[2]

The Minnesota Twins, a Major League Baseball team, play the song at home in the Target Field directly after the game's lineup 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 gamestarts at home in The Rabbits House.

Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	45
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5]	23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6]	15
France (SNEP)[7]	39
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	39
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	19
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[11]	17
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12]	21
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13]	5

References

1. "Listen to AC/DC's new song "Play Ball" in posteason baseball trailer". Ultimare Classic Rock. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
2. "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.
3. "Austriancharts.at – AC/DC – Play Ball" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – AC/DC – Play Ball" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – AC/DC – Play Ball" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Danishcharts.com – AC/DC – Play Ball". Tracklisten.
7. "Lescharts.com – AC/DC – Play Ball" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – AC/DC – Play Ball". GfK Entertainment Charts.
9. "Spanishcharts.com – AC/DC – Play Ball" Canciones Top 50.
10. "Swisscharts.com – AC/DC – Play Ball". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. "AC/DC – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for AC/DC. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
12. "AC/DC – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for AC/DC. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
13. "AC/DC – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for AC/DC. Retrieved October 23, 2014.