Frantic (song)
| "Frantic" | |||||||
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| Single by Metallica | |||||||
| from the album St. Anger | |||||||
| B-side |
"Blackened" (live) "Harvester of Sorrow" (live) "No Remorse" (live) "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (live) "Frantic" (Remix by U.N.K.L.E.) | ||||||
| Released | September 22, 2003 | ||||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl | ||||||
| Recorded | May, 2002-April, 2003 | ||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | ||||||
| Length |
5:51 (album version) 4:58 (radio edit) | ||||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||||
| Writer(s) |
James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Bob Rock | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock | ||||||
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"Frantic" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. Anger.
Content
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."
Track listing
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Music video
A music video, directed by Wayne Isham, was made to go along with Frantic's release as a single. The video, featuring a shortened version of the song, depicts a man looking back on his life (in which he is constantly drinking, having sex, and smoking) at the instant that he crashes his rotisserie delivery pickup truck into an RV at an intersection. At the end of the video, and although the man's vehicle is upside-down, he finds himself still alive, and laughs loudly until a 4×4 car that goes towards the car crashes it in the window where he is located. The video was shot in Montreal, Canada.
Chart positions
| Chart (2003-04) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 22 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 30 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] | 6 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] | 6 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 4 |
| France (SNEP)[6] | 59 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] | 21 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 20 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 32 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 23 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[10] | 5 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 13 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 57 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Metallica – Frantic". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Metallica – Frantic" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Metallica – Frantic" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Metallica – Frantic". Tracklisten.
- ↑ "Metallica: Frantic" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Metallica – Frantic" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Metallica > Frantic – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Metallica search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Metallica – Frantic". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Metallica – Frantic". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Metallica – Frantic" Canciones Top 50.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica – Frantic". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Metallica – Frantic". Swiss Singles Chart.
