Hit The Lights
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- For the Lima, Ohio pop punk band whose name is derived from this song, see Hit the Lights (band).
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| Cover of Kill 'Em All | ||
| Song by Metallica | ||
| from the album Kill 'Em All | ||
| Released | July 1983 | |
| Recorded | May 1983 | |
| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 4:17 | |
| Label | Megaforce Records | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Curcio, Jon Zazula | |
| Kill 'Em All track listing | ||
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"Hit the Lights" is the first track on Metallica's 1983 album Kill 'Em All. It was the first song that James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich worked on when forming Metallica. Early versions of the song can be heard on 1982's "Metal Massacre" compilation of emerging thrash metal bands, as well as it's subsicent re-issue, and the group's first demo, "No Life 'Till Leather". Hetfield had brought the majority of the song to Ulrich from his old band, Leather Charm, and the two worked out different arrangements. This was one of only a handful songs that were preformed live with Dave Mustaine as the lead guitarist.
The lyrical theme of the song is about performing live.
[edit] External links
- Hit the Lights lyrics on official Metallica site
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| Metallica |
| Members |
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| 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 |
