Cyanide (song)
| "Cyanide" | |
|---|---|
 "Cyanide" cover | |
| Promotional 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 | Thrash metal |
| Length | 6:39 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Writer(s) | James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin |
"Cyanide" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, the third single taken 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.
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. Song was also performed live on Later...With Jools Holland in 2008.[1]
Track listing
| iTunes single[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Cyanide" | 6:38 |
Personnel
- James Hetfield – lead 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.[3]
"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)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian 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 Nickelback |
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single March 28 - April 11, 2009 |
Succeeded by "Lifeline" by Papa Roach |
References
- ↑ "Later with Jools Holland - Metallica". Metallica. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ↑ "Cyanide - Single". iTunes. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ Metallica chart history Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Metallica - Cyanide - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
