Hardwired | |
Cover: | Metallica_-_Hardwired_single.jpg |
Border: | yes |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Metallica |
Album: | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
Released: | August 18, 2016 |
Recorded: | June 2016 |
Studio: | Metallica's HQ (San Rafael) |
Genre: | Thrash metal |
Length: | 3:11 |
Label: | Blackened |
Composer: |
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Lyricist: | James Hetfield |
Producer: | Greg Fidelman |
Prev Title: | Lords of Summer |
Prev Year: | 2014 |
Next Title: | Moth into Flame |
Next Year: | 2016 |
"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]
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]
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.
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 70 |
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] | 32 |
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] | 17 |
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 34 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 7 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[11] | 72 |
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[12] | 72 |
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] | 39 |
Chart (2016) | Position | |
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US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] | 65 | |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] | 26 |