St. Anger (song)
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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = St. Anger
| Cover = stangersingle.jpg |
| Artist = [[Metallica]]
| from Album = [[St. Anger]]
| B-side = [[Commando (song)|Commando]]/[[Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World]]/'''St. Anger (Radio Edit)'''<br>[[Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue]]/[[Cretin Hop]]/'''St Anger (Music Video)'''<br>[[We're a Happy Family]]
| Released = [[May 27]], [[2003]]
| Format = [[CD single]]
| Recorded = May, 2002-April, 2003
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Length = 7:21
| Label = [[Elektra Records]]
| Writer = [[Kirk Hammett]], [[James Hetfield]], [[Bob Rock]], [[Lars Ulrich]]
| Producer = [[Bob Rock]]
| Chart position = * #76 <small>([[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]])</small>
* #2 <small>([[Mainstream Rock Tracks|U.S. Mainstream Rock]])</small>
* #17 <small>([[Modern Rock Tracks|U.S. Modern Rock]])</small>
* #9 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|U.K. Singles]])</small>
| Last single = "[[I Disappear]]"<br>(2000)
| This single = "'''St. Anger'''"<br>(2003)
| Next single = "[[Frantic (song)|Frantic]]"<br>(2003)
}}
"'''St. Anger'''" was the [[lead single]] from [[Metallica]]'s eighth studio album with the [[St. Anger|same name]]. It won [[Best Metal Performance]] at the [[46th Grammy Awards]] and was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards#Best Rock Video|2003 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/6180.html |title=Metallica still rolling out tour dates behind 'St. Anger' |accessdate=2008-05-12 |author=Jon Zahlaway |date=2004-03-01 |work=LiveDaily |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477182/20030825/metallica.jhtml |title=The Rap On The Best Rock Video Nominees |accessdate=2008-05-12 |author=Gil Kaufman |date=2003-08-25 |work=MTV News |publisher=}}</ref>
<!-- Lyrically, "St. Anger" deals with controlling anger and channeling it into positive energy. (Seems like OR)-->Interestingly, the lines "Fuck it all, fucking no regrets; I hit the lights on these dark sets" are loosely recycled from the song "[[Damage, Inc.]]" (from earlier album ''[[Master of Puppets]]'') and also reference "[[Hit The Lights]]," the opening track for their debut album, ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''. The lyrics from "[[Damage, Inc.]]" that these are recycled from are "Fuck it all and fucking no regrets; Never happy endings on these dark sets."
This song provided the theme for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s [[SummerSlam (2003)|SummerSlam 2003]]; the music video was also included in the [[pay-per-view]] DVD.
==Music video==
The "St. Anger" video, directed by [[The Malloys]], was shot in [[San Quentin State Prison]], California. The band played at various locations in the area to hundreds of enthusiastic inmates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14082 |title=Director BRENDAN MALLOY Discusses The METALLICA 'St. Anger' Music Video |accessdate=2008-05-12 |format= |work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |date=2003-07-31 }}</ref> It is also the first Metallica video to feature bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] who joined just prior to filming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/metallicax05x06x03 |title=Metallica play at San Quentin Prison |accessdate=2008-05-12 |format= |work=contactmusic.com }}</ref>
==Track listings==
'''CD Single 1'''
#St. Anger
#Commando ([[Ramones]] cover)
#Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)
#St. Anger (Radio Edit)
'''CD Single 2'''
#St. Anger
#Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Ramones cover)
#Cretin Hop (Ramones cover)
#St. Anger - Music Video
'''12" Vinyl'''
#St. Anger
#We're a Happy Family (Ramones cover)
==References==
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[[Category:Metallica songs]]
[[Category:2003 singles]]
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