"Jump in the Fire" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the third single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All. The single was accompanied by fake live performances of "Phantom Lord" and "Seek & Destroy" which were alternate studio recordings with sounds of a crowd overdubbed in.
Alongside "Hit the Lights", "Jump in the Fire" is one of Metallica's first original songs, having been included on Ron McGovney's '82 Garage demo, an unreleased recording. The original lyrics, which dealt with sex, were written by Dave Mustaine. However, much like the events surrounding "The Four Horsemen", new lyrics were written by James Hetfield upon Mustaine's departure from Metallica. The new lyrics revolve around people being damned to Hell and therefore "jumping in the fire." Lars Ulrich claims that they had written the song to sound like "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden, which was popular at the time.[2] Current live performances since 2004 are in D standard tuning, as opposed to the E standard tuning of earlier live performances.
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The single sleeve artwork depicts a red-skinned demonic creature basking in flames. This artwork copies the Demon off the cover of Graham Mastertons' 1978 novel, "The Devils of D-Day" (Sphere, 1979 edition). In 2009, a collectible action figure of this character was released by Medicom. With an original retail price of $99.99, the approximately 12-inch (30.48 cm) tall figure is limited to 1,000 pieces and sold as an online exclusive.[3]
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- International Single
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"Jump in the Fire" |
4:41 |
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"Seek & Destroy" (Live) |
7:04 |
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"Phantom Lord" (Live) |
4:52 |
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