St. Anger (song)

St. Anger
Metallica
publication	June 23, 2003 (single)
length	7:21 (album version) 5:41 (radio edit)
Genre (s)	Alternative metal
Author (s)	James Hetfield , Kirk Hammett , Lars Ulrich , Bob Rock
Award (s)	Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
album	St. Anger

St. Anger ( English for: "Holy Zorn") is a song by the US metal band Metallica and the first single from the album of the same name St. Anger . The single, released on June 23, 2003, was the first since 2000 ( I Disappear ). The song was produced by Bob Rock and written by Rock, Kirk Hammett , James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich .

background

In the song you can find the line “Fuck it all and fucking no regrets; I hit the lights on these dark sets ”, which almost corresponds to a passage from Damage, Inc. from the album Master of Puppets (“ Fuck it all and fucking no regrets; never happy endings on these dark sets ”).

The original version of the song is 7:21 minutes, the video and radio versions are about two minutes shorter. The video clip was filmed in California's San Quentin State Prison just shortly after Robert Trujillo joined the band. The shooting took place in various areas of the institution in front of hundreds of enthusiastic inmates. The video was presented on May 27, 2003.

Versions

There are several versions of the single with different track lists. A vinyl version was also pressed. The B-sides are to be understood as a tribute to Joey Ramone , who passed away while recording St. Anger .

CD single 1

1. St. Anger
2. Commando ( Ramones - cover version )
3. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)
4. St. Anger ( Radio Edit )

CD single 2

1. St. Anger
2. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Ramones cover version)
3. Cretin Hop (Ramones cover version)
4. St. Anger (music video)

12 "vinyl

1. St. Anger
2. We're a Happy Family (Ramones cover)

reception

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

St. Anger   DE 15th 07/07/2003 (9 weeks)   AT 17th 07/06/2003 (10 weeks)   CH 28 07/27/2003 (8 weeks)   UK 9 07/05/2003 (10 weeks)

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2004 , the video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award , but ultimately Linkin Parks Somewhere I Belong was honored. The single St. Anger reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and Australia; the highest chart position reached was number 4 in Denmark (July 11, 2003).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( Memento of February 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ vampster.com
3. ↑ metalstorm.ee
4. ↑ laut.de
5. ↑ Chart positions: DE AT CH UK US
6. ↑ Music's Biggest Night Belonged to ASCAP: Congratulations to our 2004 GRAMMY Grammy . In: Billboard Magazine . February 28, 2004, p. 10 .
7. ↑ rockonthenet.com
8. ^ Metallica - St. Anger. danishcharts.com