I Disappear

For the song by The Faint, see I Disappear (The Faint song).

"I Disappear"
Song

"I Disappear" is a song by the heavy metal band Metallica released as single only in Germany. The song was recorded as a contribution to the Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for seven (non-consecutive) weeks in summer 2000. It does not appear on any of Metallica's studio albums. The song is the last Metallica studio recording to feature bassist Jason Newsted.

The discovery of an unfinished version of the song in early 2000 on the Peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster helped bring the illegal sharing of mp3 files to the spotlight, leading to the lawsuits that eventually brought down the original incarnation of Napster.

Track listing

Two versions of the single were released, one with just the song, and a second featuring a second, instrumental version of the song. They bear different catalog numbers.

With instrumental

Written and composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Disappear"	4:29
2.	"I Disappear" (instrumental)	4:26

• The single incorrectly lists the track lengths as 4:26 and 4:32, respectively.

Song only

Written and composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Disappear"	4:26

Music video

The music video to the song, directed by Wayne Isham, features the members from Metallica in scenes that reference other movies. Kirk Hammett is in a desert being chased by a plane in a reference to North by Northwest. Jason Newsted is in a mansion struggling against hundreds of people that walk by him, similar to a scene in Brazil. James Hetfield is driving a car down a San Francisco hill, in a chase sequence resembling Bullitt. Lars Ulrich jumps off of an exploding building, similar to the film Die Hard. In between these scenes, the band plays together at the top of a tall rock in Monument Valley, Utah. There are also some takes in between, featuring Tom Cruise climbing on the rock, which is taken from the actual movie. The car driven by James in the video is a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. Upon the video's completion, the car was given to Hetfield as a gift. He later donated the car to the Hard Rock Cafe.

Personnel

Metallica

• James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Jason Newsted
• Lars Ulrich – drums

Production

• Produced by Bob Rock with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
• Mixed by Bob Rock
• Engineered by Bob Rock and Brian Dobbs