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Hardwired (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Hardwired'" is a song by 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 digital download. 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. The song received a nomination for Best Rock Song at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
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.https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/9/26/video-metallica-live-stern-show/ VIDEO: METALLICA LIVE ON THE STERN SHOW
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
* James Hetfield vocals, rhythm guitar
* Lars Ulrich drums
* Kirk Hammett lead guitar
* Robert Trujillo bass
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
Category:2016 songs
Category:Metallica songs
Category:Songs written by James Hetfield
Category:Songs written by Lars Ulrich
Category:Black-and-white music videos
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