Whiplash (Metallica song)
"Whiplash" | ||||
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Single by Metallica | ||||
from the album Kill 'Em All | ||||
B-side | "Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)" | |||
Released | August 8, 1983 | |||
Recorded | May 10–27, 1983 at Music America Studios (Rochester, New York) | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Megaforce | |||
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Metallica singles chronology | ||||
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Whiplash
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"Whiplash" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All, and the band's debut single overall, released on August 8, 1983.[1] The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead, whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[2]
The single also includes fake live performances of "Seek & Destroy" and "Phantom Lord", which are actually alternate studio recordings with overdubbed crowd noise.[3]
Live performances
"Whiplash" was first played live in October 23, 1982,[4] and was one of the last songs Metallica wrote for Kill 'Em All.[citation needed] As of 2022 the song has been played 953 times.[5]
Cover versions and appearances in media
- Motörhead (who have been cited by Metallica as a major influence) covered this song for the Metallica tribute album Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute and won their first Grammy in the awards of 2005 in the Best Metal Performance category.[2]
- Crematorium covered "Whiplash" on the album Overload: A Tribute to Metallica.
- The song was also covered by Billy Milano, Scott Ian, Philip Soussan, and Vinny Appice for Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica.
- Pantera, using the joke name "Pantallica", performed the song live along with "Seek & Destroy" with Jason Newsted on bass, and members Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) switching roles.
- Destruction covered "Whiplash" for a Metallica tribute album, and released it on some editions of their album All Hell Breaks Loose as a hidden bonus track.
- Stone Gods covered the song on their Knight of the Living Dead tour.
- "Whiplash" appears in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
- "Whiplash" is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.
- The song can be heard during a fight scene in the 2012 comedy film That's My Boy - starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
- According to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in an interview, "Whiplash" was the favorite Metallica song of the late Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.[6]
- While not an official cover of the song itself, Corey Taylor and his band play the main riff of "Whiplash" as a finale to their cover of "Holier Than Thou" that featured on The Metallica Blacklist.
Track listing
- US single (vinyl)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Jump in the Fire" | 4:41 |
2. | "Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)" | 4:24 |
3. | "Seek & Destroy" (Live) | 7:04 |
4. | "Phantom Lord" (Live) | 4:52 |
- US single (cassette maxi-single)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Jump in the Fire" | 4:41 |
2. | "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth" (instrumental) | 4:15 |
3. | "Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)" | 4:24 |
4. | "Seek & Destroy" (Live) | 7:04 |
5. | "Phantom Lord" (Live) | 4:52 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Kill 'Em All liner notes.[7]
- James Hetfield - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
- Lars Ulrich - drums
- Cliff Burton - bass guitar
References
- ^ "Whiplash | Metallica.com". www.metallica.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "47th Grammy Awards - 2005". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved February 11, 2007.
- ^ "Metallica Discography". Metallica. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "1982-10-23 Fullerton, CA, United States | Metallica.com". www.metallica.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Metallica Tour Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Cat Badra (October 13, 2012). "Metallica's Kirk Hammett on Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: I Knew Him Well". Audio Ink Radio. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Kill 'Em All liner notes. Megaforce Records. 1983.
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