The song tells a story of a time where lead singer, Bon Scott had a sexual encounter with an Aussie groupie named Rosie he described as a Tasmanian devil. "She was so big she sort of closed the door and put it on ya', half your body, and she was too big to say no to…That girl was some mountain. So you can imagine the problems I had. So I just sorta had to succumb…I had to do it. Oh my God, I wish I hadn't," Scott said.

AC/DC has been increasing their internet presence of late with daily Facebook posts to celebrate the 40th anniversary of 'Highway to Hell'.