Screaming Suicide Explained

Screaming Suicide
Cover:Screaming Suicide Metallica.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Metallica
Album:72 Seasons
Released:January 19, 2023
Genre:
Length:5:30
Label:Blackened
Producer:
Prev Title:Lux Æterna
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:If Darkness Had a Son
Next Year:2023

"Screaming Suicide" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the second single in promotion of their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons.[4] It was released on January 19, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti.[5]

Background

According to Hetfield, the song is about the "Taboo word of Suicide" and to communicate the darkness we feel inside of us.[5] Further adding how people cannot deny that they have had dark thoughts at one point in their lives.[6] [7] In the same statement he continues:

"To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."[8] [9]
The track's lyrics have also been interpreted as telling the story of a person who is born craving dopamine, only to be lured by their darkest fears and insecurities thinking themself as "living a mistake".[8]

Reception

Drew Review's overall enjoyed the song, noting how it is less fast-paced than "Lux Æterna" and that it felt more like a modern rock song than what you would typically expect from the band.[10] Writing for Metal Planet Music, Paddy Gallagher also liked the track, noting how it sounds like the refreshed 2020s version of Kill 'Em All. They also believed that it felt like the band was moving towards a less complex, more basic sound.[11]

Personnel

Metallica

Production

Charts

Chart performance for "Screaming Suicide"
Chart (2023–24)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[12] 25
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 33
Canada Rock (Billboard)[14] 30
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[15] 12
Germany Airplay (TopHit)[16] 39
Germany Rock Airplay (Official German Charts)[17] 25
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 20
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[19] 32
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[20] 32
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[21] 19
US Hot Trending Songs (Billboard)[22] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[23] 15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yeah, This New Metallica Song "Screaming Suicide" Rules. MetalSucks. Knifeson. Alex. January 19, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: Metallica, "72 Seasons" - Track-by-Track Review. Audio Ink Radio. Erickson. Anne. April 11, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: Metallica Shares a Behind-The-Scenes Video for "Screaming Suicide". Ghost Cult Mag. February 21, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  4. Web site: Metallica confront taboos on new single 'Screaming Suicide': "It's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it". NME. Gallagher. Alex. January 20, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  5. Metallica Unleash 'Taboo'-Shattering New Song 'Screaming Suicide'. Rolling Stone. Kreps. Daniel. January 20, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  6. Metallica Explains Meaning Behind New Song 'Screaming Suicide': 'We Should Be Able to Talk About It'. Billboard. Peters . Mitchell. January 21, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  7. Web site: Read lyrics to METALLICA's powerful new song "Screaming Suicide". Revolver. January 19, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  8. Metallica explain new song 'Screaming Suicide': 'I believe most people have thought about it'. Entertainment Weekly. Travis. Emlyn. January 20, 2023. January 14, 2023.
  9. Web site: Metallica Share Video for New Song "Screaming Suicide". Pitchfork. Hussey. Allison. January 19, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  10. Web site: Single Review: Metallica – Screaming Suicide. Drew's Reviews. Drew. January 20, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  11. Web site: Single Review : Metallica: Screaming Suicide. Metal Planet Music. Gallagher. Paddy. January 20, 2023. April 14, 2023.
  12. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 January 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1717. 9. January 30, 2023.
  13. Metallica Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales). Billboard. April 13, 2023.
  14. Web site: Metallica Chart History (Canada Rock). Billboard. May 8, 2024.
  15. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock. hitparada.ifpicr.cz. May 24, 2023. select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "202320".
  16. Web site: Screaming Suicide – Metallica - TopHit - Highway To Airplay. TopHit. June 14, 2024.
  17. Web site: Radio No9 Charts [Week 05/2023]]. Radio-No9. April 13, 2023.
  18. Web site: Hot 40 Singles. Recorded Music NZ. January 30, 2023. April 13, 2023.
  19. Web site: Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. April 13, 2023.
  20. Web site: Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. April 13, 2023.
  21. Web site: Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. April 13, 2023.
  22. Metalllica Chart History (Hot Trending Songs). Billboard. April 14, 2023.
  23. Metallica Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay). Billboard. June 14, 2023.

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