Whiplash (song)
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| Single by Metallica from the album Kill 'Em All |
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| B-side | Whiplash (Neckbrace Remix) | ||||
| Released | July 1983 | ||||
| Format | 12" | ||||
| Recorded | May 1983 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal Speed metal |
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| Length | 4:06 | ||||
| Label | Megaforce Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
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| Producer | Paul Curcio Johny Zazula |
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"Whiplash" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is credited to James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and was the sixth track and first single from their 1983 album Kill 'Em All. The song has been covered several times, most notably by Motörhead whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Whiplash is about the feeling one experiences when headbanging. ("...thrashing all around, acting like a maniac, whiplash!..")
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[edit] Covers
- Motörhead covered this song for the Metallica tribute album Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute and won their first Grammy in the awards of 2005 in the Best Metal Performance.[1]
- Whiplash is also on Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
- It was 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 with Jason Newsted on bass, and members Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) switching roles.
- Destruction has covered this song on some editions of their album All Hell Breaks Loose as a hidden bonus track.
[edit] Trivia
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- Often in concert, James will change the original lyric from "But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica" to "But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause you're Metallica" emphasizing that it is the fans who've made Metallica what they are. Hetfield has also stated that when he wants to have fun with the song, he will often scream out "Dick Rash" Instead of "Whiplash".
- In live performances, Jason Newsted often sang for part or all of the song, notably in recorded footage in San Diego, California.
- He also sang it without James Hetfield on the stage 14 July 2000 in 3Com Park San Francisco. James was having a beer while Kirk Hammett, Jason and Lars Ulrich performed.
- In live performances Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield used to play different solos at the same time, achieving harmony at some points
It may well be a tribute to Motörhead. The song has a similar theme to that band's track "(We Are) The Road Crew", particularly the final verse's lyrics.
- In perhaps another tribute to Motörhead, the riff beginning at :30 seconds bears a resemblance to the main riff of "Ace of Spades".
[edit] Track listing
1. "Jump in the Fire" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 4:41
2. "Whiplash" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 4:10
3. "Seek & Destroy" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 6:55
4. "Phantom Lord" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine) – 5:01
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ 47th Grammy Awards - 2005. Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
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