 Engleheart also states that the Rolling Stones offered the band a million dollars to open at least one stadium date on their 1981 North American tour, but the band turned them down because they were focused on finishing what would turn out to be "For Those About to Rock We Salute You".In July 1981, the band began work on the album at EMI Pathé-Marconi Studios in Paris with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.The first point of order for Lange was capturing the drum sound, which he would use as the foundation stone upon which to build the rest of the album.