Whiplash (Metallica song)

"Whiplash" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All. The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.^[1]

"Whiplash" was first played in October 23, 1982, and was one of the last songs they wrote for Kill 'Em All.

Cover versions and appearances in media

Motörhead (who have been cited by Metallica as a major influence) covered this song for the Metallica tribute album Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute and won their first Grammy in the awards of 2005 in the Best Metal Performance.^[1]
"Whiplash" was covered by Crematorium on the album Overload: A tribute to Metallica
It was also covered by Billy Milano, Scott Ian, Philip Soussan, and Vinny Appice for Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica.
Pantera, using the joke name "Pantallica", performed the song live along with "Seek & Destroy" with Jason Newsted on bass, and members Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) switching roles.
Destruction covered this song for a Metallica tribute album, and released it on some editions of their album All Hell Breaks Loose as a hidden bonus track.
Stone Gods covered the song on their Knight of the Living Dead tour.
"Whiplash" appears in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
"Whiplash" is a playable song in Guitar Hero: Metallica.
The song can be heard, during a fight scene, in the 2012 comedy film That's My Boy - starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
According to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in an interview, "Whiplash" was the favorite Metallica song of the late Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.^[2]

Track listing

US Single (vinyl)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jump in the Fire"	4:41
2.	"Whiplash" (Special Neckbrace Remix)	4:24
3.	"Seek & Destroy" (Live)	7:04
4.	"Phantom Lord" (Live)	4:52

US Single (cassette maxi-single)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jump in the Fire"	4:41
2.	"(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth" (instrumental)	4:15
3.	"Whiplash" (Special Neckbrace Remix)	4:24
4.	"Seek & Destroy" (Live)	7:04
5.	"Phantom Lord" (Live)	4:52

References

1 2 "47th Grammy Awards - 2005". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
↑ Cat Badra. "Metallica's Kirk Hammett on Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: I Knew Him Well". Audio Ink Radio. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

External links

Whiplash lyrics from the official website

Metallica

James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Ron McGovney Dave Mustaine Cliff Burton Jason Newsted

Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

Cover albums	Garage Inc.

Collaboration projects	S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Lulu (with Lou Reed)

Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited Beyond Magnetic

Live albums	Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Live at Grimey's The 30th Anniversary Celebration Through the Never

Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection

Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" "No Leaf Clover" "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View" "Lords of Summer" "Hardwired" "Moth into Flame" "Atlas, Rise!"

Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You" "My Apocalypse" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss"

Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Blitzkrieg" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III"

Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica For Those About to Rock Cunning Stunts S&M Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Some Kind of Monster The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Quebec Magnetic Metallica Through the Never

Tours	Kill 'Em All Tour Ride the Lightning Tour Damage, Inc. Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 Damaged Justice Tour Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Poor Touring Me Poor Re-Touring Me Tour Garage Remains the Same Tour M2K Mini Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Escape from the Studio '06 Sick of the Studio '07 2008 European Vacation Tour World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour WorldWired Tour

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