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| length = 3:11
| label = Blackened
| writer = {{hlist|James Hetfield|Lars Ulrich}}
| producer = Greg Fidelman
| prev_title = Lords of Summer
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Moth into Flame
| next_year = 2016
}}"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.[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]
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.[5]
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 strobe lights, as the camera continuously rotates around the band members.
Personnel
- James Hetfield – rhythm guitar and vocals
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums
Charts
References
1. ^{{cite web|title=Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Available November 18, 2016|url=https://metallica.com/blog/news/429181/hardwired-to-self-destruct-available-november-18-2|website=Metallica|accessdate=August 19, 2016|date=August 18, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=METALLICA To Release 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct' Album In November|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-to-release-hardwired-to-self-destruct-album-in-november/|website=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=August 19, 2016|date=August 18, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.startribune.com/metallica-turns-it-up-to-11-in-first-sold-out-u-s-bank-stadium-concert/390825651/#1 |title=Metallica turns it up to 11 in sold-out U.S. Bank Stadium show |website=StarTribune.com |date=2016-08-21 |accessdate=2016-08-26}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/70101-grammys-2017-the-full-nominations-list/|title=Grammys 2017: The Full Nominations List|accessdate=4 January 2017}}
5. ^https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/9/26/video-metallica-live-stern-show/ VIDEO: METALLICA LIVE ON THE STERN SHOW
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/08/chart-watch-383/|title=CHART WATCH #383|publisher=auspOp|date=August 27, 2016|accessdate=August 27, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Metallica/chart-history/canada-rock | title= Chart History| publisher=Billboard| accessdate=December 9, 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4264|title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 29, 2016|accessdate=August 26, 2016}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Jenkins|first1=Craig|title=Album Review: Metallica's Hardwired|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/album-review-metallicas-hardwired.html|website=Vulture|accessdate=18 November 2016}}