St. Anger (song)
| "St. Anger" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album St. Anger | ||||
| B-side | "Commando", "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World", "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", "Cretin Hop", "We're a Happy Family" | |||
| Released | June 23, 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl | |||
| Recorded | May, 2002-April, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 7:21 5:41 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Elektra | |||
| Writer(s) | Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Bob Rock, Lars Ulrich | |||
| Producer | Bob Rock | |||
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"St. Anger" was the lead single from Metallica's eighth studio album with the same name. It won Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park.[1][2]
This song provided the theme for WWE's SummerSlam 2003; the music video was also included in the pay-per-view DVD.
The lyric "Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets" is a reference from two Metallica songs, "Damage, Inc." (Master of Puppets) and "Hit the Lights" (Kill 'Em All). [3] [4]
[edit] Music video
The "St. Anger" video, directed by The Malloys, was shot in San Quentin State Prison, California. The band played at various locations in the area to hundreds of enthusiastic inmates.[5] It is also the first Metallica video to feature bassist Robert Trujillo who joined just prior to filming.[6]
The video begins with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich starting the beat saying "En, to, tre, fire!" (taken from the live in studio performance of The Unnamed Feeling) which translated from Danish means "One, two, three, four!" At the end of the video there's the sentence: "For all the souls impacted by San Quentin, your spirit will forever be a part of Metallica."
[edit] Track listings
- International Single Part 1
- "St. Anger"
- "Commando" (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (Ramones)
- International Single Part 2
- "St. Anger"
- "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Cretin Hop" (Tommy Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone)
- International 7-Inch Vinyl Single
- "St. Anger"
- "We're a Happy Family" (Joey Ramone)
- Japanese EP
- "St. Anger"
- "Commando"
- "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World"
- "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"
- "We're a Happy Family"
[edit] References
- ^ Jon Zahlaway (2004-03-01). "Metallica still rolling out tour dates behind 'St. Anger'". LiveDaily. http://www.livedaily.com/news/6180.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Gil Kaufman (2003-08-25). "The Rap On The Best Rock Video Nominees". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477182/20030825/metallica.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ http://www.metallica.com/songs/hit-the-lights.asp
- ^ http://www.metallica.com/songs/damage-inc.asp
- ^ "Director BRENDAN MALLOY Discusses The METALLICA 'St. Anger' Music Video". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2003-07-31. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14082. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Metallica play at San Quentin Prison". contactmusic.com. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/metallicax05x06x03. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
