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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Fuel
| cover = Metallica - Fuel cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Metallica
| album = Reload
| B-side =
| released = June 22, 1998https://www.metallica.com/releases/singles/release-4307.html
| recorded = 1996
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 4:26
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Bob Rock
| prev_title = The Unforgiven II
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Better than You
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Fuel'" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. The song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett, and was released as the third single from their seventh album, 'Reload'. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999 but lost to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for the song "Most High". It was moderately successful on the music charts, peaking at number two in Australia, number three in Hungary, number five in Finland and number six on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock chart.
Metallica have frequently played "Fuel" in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album 'S&M' with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
The demo version of this song called "Fuel for Fire" (with different lyrics) was used as the theme song for NASCAR on NBC from 2001 until the 2004 Daytona 500.
Track listings
All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
'UK and Australasian CD1'
# "Fuel" 4:29
# "Sad but True" (live) 6:23
# "Nothing Else Matters" 6:08
'UK and Australasian CD2'
# "Fuel" 4:29
# "Wherever I May Roam" 6:48
# "One" 8:06
'UK and Australasian CD3'
# "Fuel" 4:30
# "Until It Sleeps" (live) 4:25
# "Fuel" (live) 4:40
# "Fuel" (demo) 4:25
'European CD single'
# "Fuel" 4:29
# "Sad but True" (live) 6:23
'Japanese maxi-CD single'
# "Fuel" 4:30
# "Fuel" (live) 4:39
# "Sad but True" (live) 6:24
# "Until It Sleeps" (live) 4:26
# "One" (live) 8:07
#" Fuel" (demo) 4:26
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Release history
References
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