Moth into Flame
| "Moth into Flame" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:50 | |||
| Label | Blackened | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Greg Fidelman | |||
| Metallica singles chronology | ||||
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"Moth into Flame" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica and the second single from their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. The song debuted during the band's appearance on The Howard Stern Show on September 26, 2016, with the official music video being uploaded to the band's official YouTube page hours later.[1] The song made its live debut at Webster Hall on September 27, 2016, the 30th anniversary of former bassist Cliff Burton's death.[2]
The song was used as the official theme song for American television company TBS's ELEAGUE, for both the second season of the program and the ELEAGUE Counter-Strike Major.[3] Metallica performed the song with Lady Gaga at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017.[4]
Background
James Hetfield stated that Amy Winehouse had served as inspiration for the song after he had watched the 2015 documentary film Amy. "The song was somewhat inspired by the Amy Winehouse documentary, 'Amy'. When I watched it, it really made me sad that a talented person like that fell for the fame part of it. But, to some degree, I see that mentality reflected in daily lives".[5]
Personnel
- James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
- Lars Ulrich – drums
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] | 15 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 91 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] | 15 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 15 |
References
- ↑ "Watch Metallica Thrash in New 'Moth Into Flame' Video".
- ↑ "2016-09-27 New York, NY - Metallica". Metallica. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "Metallica Provides Theme Song For ELEAGUE Major 2017". Local POV. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ Holub, Christian (February 12, 2017). "Lady Gaga got a tattoo to prepare for her Grammys performance with Metallica". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ↑ "James Hetfield: How Amy Winehouse Inspired Metallica on Our New Album". November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Metallica – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Metallica. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "metallica – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for metallica. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "metallica – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for metallica. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
