Frantic (song)

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"Frantic"
Single by Metallica
from the album St. Anger
Released	September 15, 2003
Format	CD single
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	5: 50
Label	Elektra Records
Metallica singles chronology
St. Anger	Frantic	The Unnamed Feeling

Frantic is the second single by heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. Anger. This song, like many others on St. Anger, is about the band's past struggles with addictions, particularly lead singer James Hetfield's alcohol problem, for which he spent many months in rehab. The lyrics also draw on zen axioms, most notably the Buddhist concept of dukkha brought up by Kirk Hammett: "Birth is pain. Life is pain. Death is pain." During the 2003 live show in Orlando James Hetfield said about Frantic: "This song's about life. Like right fucking now." This show is available for free download on livemetallica.com.

The song was played live at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, and debuted in May of that year at the MTV Icon ceremony.

[edit] Track Listing

CD Single #1

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Blackened (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted) - 6.37
3. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6.41
4. "Frantic" - Music Video

Live tracks recorded on June 1, 2003 at the Download Festival, Donington, UK

CD Single #2

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5.16
3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) - 6.40

Live tracks recorded on June 1, 2003 at the Download Festival, Donington, UK

International 2 track single

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5.16

"No Remorse" recorded live on June 1, 2003 at the Download Festival, Donington, UK

Belgium/Netherlands limited edition

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock)
2. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
4. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)

"Harvester of Sorrow" recorded live on June 15, 2003 at the Fields of Rock Festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands

"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" & "No Remorse" recorded live on June 28, 2003 at the Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium

Spain/Portugal limited edition

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock)
2. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
4. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)

Live tracks recorded on June 21, 2003 at the Doctor Music Festival, Barcelona, Spain

Italy limited edition

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Blackened (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted) - 7.02
3. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6.33
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) - 7.18
5. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5.29

Live tracks recorded on June 13, 2003 at the Imola Jammin' Festival, Imola, Italy

Scandinavian limited edition

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Blackened (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted) - 8.02
3. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 7.06
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) - 6.49
5. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5.33

Live tracks recorded on June 26, 2003 at the Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark

Germany limited edition #1

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6.49
3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) - 6.58

Live tracks recorded on June 8, 2003 at the Rock Am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany

Germany limited edition #2

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock)
2. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)

"No Remorse" recorded live on June 8, 2003 at the Rock Am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany

France limited edition

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock)
2. "Blackened (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted)
3. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)

Live tracks recorded on June 11, 2003 at Le Bataclan, Paris, France

Japanese EP

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Blackened (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted) - 6.37
3. "Harvester of Sorrow (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 6.41
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) - 6.40
5. "No Remorse (Live)" (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5.16

Live tracks recorded on June 1, 2003 at the Download Festival, Donington, UK

12" Vinyl

1. "Frantic" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 5.50
2. "Frantic (Remix by U.N.K.L.E.)" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett/Rock) - 6.51

[edit] Music Video

A music video was made to go along with Frantic's release as a single. The video depicts a man looking back on his life, in which he is constantly drinking, having sex, and smoking, at the instant that he crashes into a truck.

This song is actually founded in drummer Lars Ulrich's fear of death and not having "enough" time.^{[citation needed]}

Metallica
Members
James Hetfield - Kirk Hammett - Robert Trujillo - Lars Ulrich
Former members: Cliff Burton - Dave Mustaine - Ron McGovney - Jason Newsted
Discography
Albums and extended plays: No Life 'Til Leather - Kill 'Em All - Ride the Lightning - Master of Puppets - Garage Days Re-Revisited - ...And Justice for All - Metallica - Load - ReLoad - Garage Inc. - S&M - St. Anger - Some Kind of Monster - Ninth studio album
Videography
DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All - 2 of One - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge - Cunning Stunts - S&M - Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album - Some Kind of Monster - The Videos 1989-2004
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