Now That We're Dead
"Now That We're Dead" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica and the fourth single from their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. The song was released as a single five months after the album's release, on April 18, 2017.[1] The song made its live debut at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on January 11, 2017, and was later played during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 15, 2017.[2] The song was used by the WWE for The Undertaker's entrance to the Boneyard at WrestleMania 36 and again for a tribute video, also for The Undertaker, at Survivor Series (2020), in what was his farewell as well as the thirty anniversary of his WWE debut.
"Now That We're Dead" | ||||
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Single by Metallica | ||||
from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | ||||
Released | April 18, 2017 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 6:59 (album version) 4:53 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Blackened | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Greg Fidelman | |||
Metallica singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos
The first music video of the song was released on November 16, 2016, and was directed by Herring & Herring and edited by Jeremiah Bruckart.[3] The second music video was released on May 31, 2017, and was filmed in Mexico City by Brett Murray.[4]
Charts
Chart (2016–17) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] | 48 |
Canada Rock (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 69 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 28 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 16 |
Personnel
- James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar; guitar solo (On the Breakdown)
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums
References
- "Future Releases on Rock Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- "Metallica Rock 'Now That We're Dead' on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'". Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- "Metallica Deliver Dark Performance for 'Now That We're Dead' Video". Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- "METALLICA Releases New Performance Video For 'Now That We're Dead'". Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- "Ultratop.be – Metallica – Now That We're Dead" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica – Now That We're Dead". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- "Metallica Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- "Metallica Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- "Metallica Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 201.