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Wikipedia article




"'Cyanide'" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, the third single taken from their ninth studio album, 'Death Magnetic'. On September 1, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (for Platinum Members only) from the '[http://deathmagnetic.com/ Death Magnetic]' website Mission: Metallica. It has since been made available for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.

The song was played live for the first time on August 9, 2008 at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas, and was the first song from 'Death Magnetic' to be performed live in its entirety. An audio recording of the performance is featured on the band's MySpace page. The song was also performed live on 'Later... with Jools Holland' in 2008.

Track listing



Personnel



;Metallica

* James Hetfield vocals, rhythm guitar

* Lars Ulrich drums

* Kirk Hammett lead guitar

* Robert Trujillo bass

;Production

* Rick Rubin producer

* Ted Jensen mastering

* Greg Fidelman mixing

Chart performance



In March 2009, "Cyanide" became Metallica's seventh number-one hit on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock chart. It is their second consecutive number one on the chart from 'Death Magnetic', making the album only the band's second to spawn two number-one hits on the chart (1996's 'Load' being the first). It is also the band's fifth top twenty hit on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock chart, peaking at No. 19. The song peaked at No. 50 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 due to being released as a digital single prior to 'Death Magnetic's release.[ Metallica chart history] Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

"Cyanide" has been successful worldwide as well, reaching the top twenty in Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and the top fifty in Australia, the UK, and Ireland.

Charts



See also



*List of 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2000s

References



Category:2008 singles

Category:Metallica songs

Category:2008 songs

Category:Songs written by James Hetfield

Category:Songs written by Lars Ulrich

Category:Songs written by Kirk Hammett

Category:Songs written by Robert Trujillo

Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin

Category:Warner Records singles

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