Can I Sit Next to You, Girl - Wikipedia Can I Sit Next to You, Girl `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' Single by AC / DC B - side `` Rockin ' in the Parlour '' Released 22 July 1974 ( 1974 - 07 - 22 ) Format 7 '' Recorded January -- February 1974 EMI Studios, Sydney, Australia Genre Hard rock Length 3 : 05 Label Albert Songwriter ( s ) Malcolm Young Angus Young Producer ( s ) Harry Vanda George Young AC / DC singles chronology `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' ( 1974 ) `` Baby, Please Do n't Go '' ( 1975 ) `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' ( 1974 ) `` Baby, Please Do n't Go '' ( 1975 ) `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' is the debut single by Australian hard rock band AC / DC, issued on 22 July 1974. On 26 August 1974, the song peaked at number 50 on the Aria charts. This version has lead vocals performed by Dave Evans prior to his being replaced by Bon Scott, as well as drums by ex-Masters Apprentices member Colin Burgess, and bass guitar by ex-The Easybeats member George Young ( older brother of band cofounders Malcolm Young & Angus Young ; co-producer ). Originally, AC / DC 's first bassist, Larry Van Kriedt, played the bass parts, but George recorded his own over them later. In 1975, after Scott joined, the group re-arranged and re-recorded the song as the seventh track on their Australia - only album T.N.T., released in December 1975, and as the sixth track on the international version of High Voltage, released in May 1976. The title of this version of the song removed the comma, becoming `` Can I Sit Next To You Girl ''. Contents 1 Recordings 2 Personnel 2.1 `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' ( 1974 ) 2.2 `` Can I Sit Next to You Girl '' ( 1975 ) 3 References 4 External links Recordings Written by Malcolm and Angus Young, it was AC / DC 's first original song. The Evans version was released as a single in Australia, and the band performed the song with Evans on the TV show Countdown. The musical arrangement of Evans ' version is different from Scott 's, and has never been officially released outside Australia. This song was often covered at live shows by controversial Australian sleaze rock band Candy Harlots and appeared on their 1992 single `` Sister 's Crazy ''. A music video for the song at The Last Picture Show was released only in Australia in 1974. Peter Clack ( drums ) and Rob Bailey ( bass ) appeared in the video, even though they did not record the music. Personnel `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' ( 1974 ) Dave Evans -- lead vocals Angus Young -- guitar Malcolm Young -- guitar George Young -- bass guitar, production Colin Burgess -- drums `` Can I Sit Next to You Girl '' ( 1975 ) Bon Scott -- lead vocals Angus Young -- lead guitar Malcolm Young -- rhythm guitar Mark Evans -- bass guitar Phil Rudd -- drums References Jump up ^ `` Rare Studio Tracks ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 05 - 12. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Can I Sit Next to You Girl ( 7 ' ) ''. Spirit of Metal webzine. Retrieved 29 May 2016. ^ Jump up to : Engleheart, Murray ; Durieux, Arnaud ( 2006 ). AC / DC : Maximum Rock & Roll. Harper Collins. pp. 46, 54, & 60. Jump up ^ Saulnier, Jason ( 3 January 2013 ). `` Dave Evans Interview ''. Music Legends. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Jump up ^ Malcolm Dome and Jerry Ewing, AC / DC -- The Encyclopaedia Jump up ^ Saulnier, Jason ( 30 September 2011 ). `` Mark Evans Interview ''. Music Legends. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013. External links Music Legends Interview with Dave Evans AC / DC singles discography High Voltage `` Can I Sit Next to You, Girl '' ( Australia ) `` Baby, Please Do n't Go '' ( Australia ) T.N.T. `` High Voltage '' ( Australia ) `` It 's a Long Way to the Top ( If You Wanna Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' ( Australia ) `` T.N.T. 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Question: who wrote can i sit next to you girl
Answer: Malcolm Young