The Wait (song)
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| Song by Killing Joke from the album Killing Joke | |
| Released | August 1980 |
| Genre | Post-punk |
| Length | 3:45 |
| Label | E.G. |
| Writer |
Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Martin "Youth" Glover Paul Ferguson |
| Producer | Killing Joke |
"The Wait" is a song by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It first appeared on their eponymous 1980 debut album, Killing Joke.
Personnel
- Jaz Coleman – vocals and synthesizer
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
- Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar
- Paul Ferguson – drums
Metallica cover version
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| Single by Metallica | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Garage Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A-side | Helpless/The Small Hours | ||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | Crash Course in Brain Surgery/Last Caress/Green Hell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | EP | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | A & M and Conway Studios, LA July, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Thrash metal, post-punk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Martin "Youth" Glover Paul Ferguson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Metallica | ||||||||||||||||||
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In 1987, American heavy metal band Metallica covered "The Wait" on their EP, The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, and re-issued it on their 1998 compilation album, Garage Inc. An excerpt of Metallica's version appeared in the film School of Rock.
Personnel
- James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Lars Ulrich - drums
- Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
- Jason Newsted - bass, backing vocals
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