Guns for Hire

{{short description|1984 single by AC/DC}}

{{for|other subjects|Department S (band)|Guns for Hire (film)}}

{{More citations needed|date=October 2013}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Guns for Hire

| cover = ACDC GunsForHire.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = AC/DC

| album = Flick of the Switch

| B-side = Landslide

| released = {{Start date|1983|09|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=AC%2FDC&titel=Guns+For+Hire&cat=s|title=AC/DC singles}}

| recorded = April 1983

| studio = Compass Point (Nassau)

| venue =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=24}}

| label = {{hlist|Albert|Atlantic}}

| writer = {{hlist|Angus Young|Malcolm Young|Brian Johnson}}

| producer = AC/DC

| prev_title = For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Flick of the Switch

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zuNNo_xAdzc|"Guns for Hire"}}}}

}}

"Guns for Hire" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from their album Flick of the Switch, released on 19 August 1983. Written by band members, Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson, it was also released in September as a single with "Landslide" as the B-side. It charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart,{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/ac/dc/#singles |title=AC/DC singles |access-date=7 October 2013 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} and No. 84 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.song-database.com/chhist.php?sid=7751 |title=Billboard Hot 100 Chart History |access-date=7 October 2013 |publisher=Song Database}} It also reached No. 19 in Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |title=AC/DC |access-date=7 October 2013 |publisher=The Irish Charts}}

Cash Box said that "raucous as ever, the track includes a matured guitar solo and is fused with a high rock ‘n’ roll energy."{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-09-24.pdf|date=September 24, 1983|accessdate=2022-07-20|page=8}}

The track served as the opening song during the band's performances on the tour in support of Flick of the Switch, but has never been performed on any other AC/DC tours since.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} A promotional video was produced for the song, which featured drummer Simon Wright rather than Phil Rudd. Rudd had left the band during the recording of Flick of the Switch and was replaced by Wright before the start of the tour.