Jump in the Fire

"Jump in the Fire" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second and final single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All. The single was accompanied by fake live performances of "Phantom Lord" and "Seek & Destroy" which were alternate studio recordings with sounds of a crowd overdubbed in.

Alongside "Hit the Lights" and "No Remorse", "Jump in the Fire" is one of Metallica's first original songs, having been included on Ron McGovney's '82 Garage demo, an unreleased recording. The original lyrics and content, which dealt with sex, were written by Dave Mustaine in his former band "Panic" at the age of 16. The original version that Mustaine introduced to Hetfield and Ulrich upon joining Metallica was raw. The three worked together on refining the song and the final outcome is what is heard on the demo. However, much like the events surrounding "The Four Horsemen", new lyrics were written by James Hetfield upon Mustaine's departure from Metallica. The new lyrics revolve around people being damned to Hell and therefore "jumping in the fire." Lars Ulrich claims that they had written the song to sound like "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden, which was popular at the time.^[2] Current live performances since 2004 are in D standard tuning, as opposed to the E standard tuning of earlier live performances.

Commemoration

The single sleeve artwork depicts a red-skinned demonic creature basking in flames. This artwork copies the Demon off the cover of Graham Mastertons' 1978 novel, The Devils of D-Day (Sphere, 1979 edition), painted by Les Edwards. In 2009, a collectible action figure of this character was released by MediCom Toy Inc. With an original retail price of $99.99, the approximately 12-inch (30.48 cm) tall figure is limited to 1,000 pieces and sold as an online exclusive.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

International Single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Creeping Death"	6:39
2.	"Am I Evil?"	7:52
3.	"Blitzkrieg"	3:37
4.	"Jump in the Fire"	4:41
5.	"Seek and Destroy"	7:05
6.	"Phantom Lord"	4:52

References

↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/lyrics.asp?id=10898809
↑ Interview with Lars Ulrich on YouTube
↑ Jump in the Fire Action Figure Metallica.com (2009). Retrieved on 9-14-09.
↑ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - METALLICA: 'Jump In The Fire' Creature Available Now". Blabbermouth.net. December 9, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

External links

Metallica

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Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic

Live albums	S&M Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Live at Grimey's Through the Never

Cover albums	Garage Inc.

Collaboration projects	Lulu (with Lou Reed)

Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Beyond Magnetic The 30th Anniversary Celebration

Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection

Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" "No Leaf Clover" "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "My Apocalypse" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View"

Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You"

Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Blitzkrieg" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III"

Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica For Those About to Rock Cunning Stunts S&M Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Some Kind of Monster The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Quebec Magnetic Metallica: Through the Never

Tours	Kill 'Em All for One Tour Ride the Lightning Tour Damage, Inc. Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 Damaged Justice Tour Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Poor Touring Me Poor Re-Touring Me Tour Garage Remains the Same Tour M2K Mini Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Escape from the Studio '06 Sick of the Studio '07 2008 European Vacation Tour World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour

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