| "I Disappear" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | April 19, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./Hollywood Records | |||
| Writer(s) | James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
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| Producer | Bob Rock James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
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"I Disappear" is a song by the heavy metal band Metallica released as single only in Germany. The song was recorded as a contribution to the Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for seven (non-consecutive) weeks in summer 2000. It does not appear on any of Metallica's studio albums. The song is the last Metallica studio recording to feature bassist Jason Newsted.
The discovery of an unfinished version of the song in early 2000 on the Peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster helped bring the illegal sharing of mp3 files to the spotlight, leading to the lawsuits that eventually brought down the original incarnation of Napster.
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Two versions of the single were released, one with just the song, and a second featuring a second, instrumental version of the song. They bear different catalog numbers.[1]
Written and composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Disappear" | 4:29 |
| 2. | "I Disappear" (instrumental) | 4:26 |
Written and composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Disappear" | 4:26 |
The music video to the song, directed by Wayne Isham, features the members from Metallica in scenes that reference other movies. Kirk Hammett is in a desert being chased by a plane in a reference to North by Northwest. Jason Newsted is in a mansion struggling against hundreds of people that walk by him, similar to a scene in Brazil. James Hetfield is driving a car down a San Francisco hill, in a chase sequence resembling Bullitt. Lars Ulrich jumps off of an exploding building, similar to the film Die Hard. In between these scenes, the band plays together at the top of a tall rock in Monument Valley, Utah. There are also some takes in between, featuring Tom Cruise climbing on the rock, which is taken from the actual movie. The car driven by James in the video is a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. Upon the video's completion, the car was given to Hetfield as a gift. He later donated the car to the Hard Rock Cafe.
| Preceded by "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single (first run) June 10 – July 1, 2000 |
Succeeded by "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed |
| Preceded by "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single (second run) August 5 – August 19, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
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