- Cyanide (song)
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"Cyanide" 
Single by Metallica from the album Death Magnetic Released September 2, 2008 Format Digital download 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 Heavy metal Length 6:39 Label Warner Bros. Writer(s) James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich Producer Rick Rubin Metallica singles chronology "My Apocalypse"
(2008)"Cyanide"
(2008)"The Judas Kiss"
(2008)"Cyanide" is the 42nd single by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the third from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. On September 1, 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. It has since been made available for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.[1]
The song was played live for the first time on August 9, 2008 at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas and was the first song from Death Magnetic to be performed live in its entirety. An audio recording of the performance is featured on the band's MySpace page.
Contents
Track listing
- "Cyanide" - 6:38
Personnel
- James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion
- Rick Rubin – producer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Greg Fidelman – mixing
Chart performance
"Cyanide" became Metallica's seventh number one hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, in March 2009. It is also their second consecutive number one on that chart from Death Magnetic, making the album only the second of Metallica's to spawn two number one hits on the chart (1996's Load being the first). It is also the band's fifth top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at #19. The song peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 from high digital sales due to being released as a digital single prior to Death Magnetic's release.[2]
"Cyanide" has been successful worldwide as well, reaching the top twenty in Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and the top fifty in Australia, the UK, and Ireland.
Charts
Chart (2008)[3] Peak
positionAustralian ARIA Singles Chart 48 Canadian Hot 100 19 Danish Singles Chart 23 Finnish Singles Chart 3 Irish Singles Chart 48 Norwegian Singles Chart 15 Swedish Singles Chart 14 UK Singles Chart 48 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 50 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 19 Preceded by
"Something in Your Mouth" by NickelbackBillboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
March 28 - April 11, 2009Succeeded by
"Lifeline" by Papa RoachReferences
- ^ http://metallica.com/index.asp?item=601167
- ^ Metallica chart history Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Metallica - Cyanide - Music Charts". Acharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/37541. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
Categories:- 2008 singles
- Metallica songs
- Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one singles
- 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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