Hardwired_(song)

Hardwired (song)

Hardwired (song)

2016 single by Metallica


"Hardwired" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the lead single from their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016), on August 18, 2016 as a download.[1][2] The song was first played live near the end of the band's show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 20, 2016.[3] The song received a nomination for Best Rock Song at the 2017 Grammy Awards.[4]

Quick Facts Single by Metallica, from the album ...

Background

The band detailed on the song's debut at The Howard Stern Show that it was a rather late addition to the album. Lars Ulrich explained that after finishing the other songs "we decided that we needed a short, fast opener", leading him and James Hetfield to compose "Hardwired" in about a week in June 2016.[5]

Music video

The music video was released on August 18, 2016. Filmed in black-and-white, it features the band performing the song in the dark under rapidly flashing strobe lights, as the camera continuously rotates around the band members.

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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References

  1. "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Available November 18, 2016". Metallica. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. "METALLICA To Release 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct' Album In November". Blabbermouth.net. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  3. "Metallica turns it up to 11 in sold-out U.S. Bank Stadium show". StarTribune.com. August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. "Grammys 2017: The Full Nominations List". Pitchfork. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. "CHART WATCH #383". auspOp. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. "Metallica – Hardwired" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201647 into search. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  8. "Metallica: Hardwired" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  9. "Metallica – Hardwired" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  11. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  12. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201647 into search. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  13. "Metallica – Hardwired". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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