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"My Apocalypse" 
Single by Metallica from the album Death Magnetic Released August 26, 2008 Format Digital single Recorded March 12, 2007–May 11, 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California; Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and HQ in San Rafael, California Genre Thrash metal Length 18:34 Label Warner Bros., Mercury Writer(s) James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich Producer Rick Rubin Metallica singles chronology "The Day That Never Comes"
(2008)"My Apocalypse"
(2008)"Cyanide"
(2008)"My Apocalypse" is the forty-first single by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the second from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. On August 26, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (For Platinum Members Only) from the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica.[1] This was followed by its availability for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.[2] At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the single won a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category.[3] The name of the album is derived from lyrics in the song. Recently a new introduction to the song was added, Lars Ulrich said "We've been enjoying playing My Apocalypse out here on the road but felt like it could use something extra. We decided that it needed a cool intro to set the mood so James wrote one."[4]
Contents
Track listing
- "My Apocalypse" – 5:01 (Album Version)
- "My Apocalypse" - 6:01 (Extended Version), (with intro)
- "My Apocalypse" - 7:23 (Remix)
Charts
Chart (2008)[5] Peak
positionAustralian ARIA Singles Chart 38 Austrian Singles Chart 56 Belgium Singles Top 50 49 Canadian Hot 100 28 Denmark Singles Chart 15 Finland Singles Top 20 3 Irish Singles Chart 45 Norway Singles Chart 9 Swedish Singles Chart 15 UK Singles Chart 51 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 67 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 38 Personnel
Metallica
- James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion
Production
- Rick Rubin – producer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Greg Fidelman – mixing
References
- ^ "METALLICA: Entire 'My Apocalypse' Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth. 2008-08-26. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103518. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601136
- ^ http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#04
- ^ "Metallica.com". Metallica.com. 2009-07-31. http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=602490. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ http://acharts.us/song/37401
Categories:- 2008 singles
- Metallica songs
- Songs written by James Hetfield
- Songs written by Lars Ulrich
- Songs written by Kirk Hammett
- Songs written by Robert Trujillo
- Songs produced by Rick Rubin
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