Single:
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap entered the Australian singles chart* on 18 October 1976 and peaked at #29.
Album:
The song is on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap which entered the Australian albums chart* on 4 October 1976 and peaked at #5.
Songwriters:
Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
Producers:
Harry Vanda, George Young
Record label of Australian release:
Albert Productions
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
On Countdown, ABC-TV, 1976:
Wikipedia:
The phrase Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is an homage to the cartoon Beany and Cecil, which Angus Young watched when he was a child. One of the cartoon’s characters was named Dishonest John, who carried a business card that read: “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Holidays, Sundays, and Special Rates.”
“It was Angus who came up with the song title…” Malcolm Young told Mark Blake. “It was based on a cartoon character that had the phrase as his calling card.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Deeds_Done_Dirt_Cheap_(song)
Lyrics:
If you’re having trouble with the high school head
He’s giving you the blues
You wanna graduate, but not in his bed
Here’s what you gotta do:
Pick up the phone, I’m always home
Call me anytime
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