Cheerleaders dance to this song at the preshow before the Dallas Cowboys games. In 2021, the song was played during the pre-race show when Texas Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race for the first time. Sampled in Name Drop by Excision and Wooli. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications !scope="col" colspan="3"| Ringtones |- Personnel Brian Johnson – lead vocals Angus Young – lead guitar Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals Chris Slade – drums, percussion Cyber attack of the Iranian nuclear program The song was used as part of the payload of a computer virus which attacked the Iranian nuclear program between 2009 and 2010. Reportedly developed by the US and Israeli governments, Stuxnet took control of centrifuge controls in nuclear facilities across the country causing extensive damage to machinery. Additionally, various workstations were hijacked with the song playing randomly at high volume late at night. In an email sent to Finnish computer security expert, Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure, one of the scientists involved in the program was quoted as saying: See also List of best-selling singles in Australia References External links [ "Thunderstruck" at AllMusic.com] Songfacts for Thunderstuck The Ultimate AC/DC Discography AC/DC songs Ministry (band) songs 1990 singles Songs written by Angus Young Songs written by Malcolm Young Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn 1990 songs Atco Records singles Number-one singles in Finland Heavy metal songs