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Harvester of Sorrow

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Content
Cover versions
Release history
Chart positions
References

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| name = Harvester of Sorrow
| cover = Metallica - Harvester of Sorrow cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Metallica
| album = ...And Justice for All
| B-side = {{ubl|"Breadfan"|"The Prince"}}
| released = August 28, 1988^[1]
| format = {{flatlist|

CD
vinyl}}

| recorded = {{flatlist|

1988
One on One Studios
(Los Angeles, California)}}

| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Thrash metal
| length = 5:43
| label = Elektra
| writer = {{flatlist|

James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich}}

| producer = {{flatlist|

Flemming Rasmussen
Metallica}}

| prev_title = Master of Puppets
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Eye of the Beholder
| next_year = 1988
}}

"Harvester of Sorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). The song debuted at a live performance prior to the release of ...And Justice for All while on the summer Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.

The single contained two B-sides, both of which were cover songs: "Breadfan", originally by Budgie, and "The Prince", originally by Diamond Head. There was an error in the mastering of the recording: At the end of "Breadfan", a distorted voice can be heard saying "Mommy, where's Fluffy?". This was actually intended to be the intro to the next track, "The Prince". However, it was separated in the wrong place.{{fact|date=May 2016}} The band decided not to correct this error when the tracks were included on their 1998 Garage Inc. compilation.

Content

The song's subject matter refers to a man who descends into madness, taking out his anger on his family. At the end of the song, it is hinted his sanity snaps and he murders them.

Cover versions

The song was covered by San Francisco–area alternative/ska band Link 80 for the 2000 compilation album Punk Goes Metal. Apocalyptica covered the song for the A Tribute to the Four Horsemen cover album. German electronic group Funker Vogt also covered the song on The Blackest Album Vol. 3 tribute album.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	August 19, 1988	CD, vinyl	Elektra
United States	August 28, 1988	CD, vinyl	Elektra

Chart positions

{{singlechart|New Zealand|30|artist=Metallica|song=Harvester of Sorrow}}

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA) Singles Chart^[2]	100
Ireland (IRMA)	19
Italy (FIMI)^[3]	40
Spain (AFYVE)^[4]	11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	20

References

1. ^"Harvester of Sorrow release date" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820140413/http://www.metallica.com/releases/harvester-of-sorrow.asp |date=August 20, 2011 }}. Metallica.com. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/RgaoV1a.png|title=Chartifacts – Week Ending: 25 August 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 83)|publisher=imgur.com|accessdate=April 21, 2016}}
3. ^Italian peaks
4. ^{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

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