St. Anger (song)

"St. Anger" is a song by American heavy metal group Metallica. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from their eighth studio album of the 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, but lost to "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park.^[1]^[2]

This song provided the theme for WWE's SummerSlam 2003; the music video was also included in the pay-per-view DVD.

The lyric "Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets" may be a reference to two other Metallica songs, "Damage, Inc." (Master of Puppets) and "Hit the Lights" (Kill 'Em All). ^[3] ^[4]

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.^[5] It is also the first Metallica video to feature bassist Robert Trujillo who joined just prior to filming.^[6]

The video begins with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich starting the beat saying "En, to, tre, fire!" (taken from the live in studio performance of "The Unnamed Feeling") which translated from Danish means "One, two, three, four!" At the end of the video there's the sentence: "For all the souls impacted by San Quentin, your spirit will forever be a part of Metallica."

It won a 2003 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Video of the Year.^[7]

Track list

International Single Part 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"St. Anger"	7:21
2.	"Commando" (Ramones cover)	1:48
3.	"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (Ramones cover)	2:13

International Single Part 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"St. Anger"	7:21
2.	"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Ramones cover)	1:40
3.	"Cretin Hop" (Ramones cover)	1:56

International 7" Vinyl Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"St. Anger"	7:21
2.	"We're a Happy Family" (Ramones cover)	2:20

Japanese EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"St. Anger"	7:21
2.	"Commando" (Ramones cover)	1:48
3.	"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (Ramones cover)	2:13
4.	"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Ramones cover)	1:40
5.	"We're a Happy Family" (Ramones cover)	2:20

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	43
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)	24
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[11]	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	15
Ireland (IRMA)	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	38
Norway (VG-lista)^[16]	6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	28
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	9
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2

References

↑ Zahlaway, Jon (2004-03-01). "Metallica still rolling out tour dates behind 'St. Anger'". LiveDaily. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ Kaufman, Gil (2003-08-25). "The Rap On The Best Rock Video Nominees". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ METALLICA.com | Hit the Lights
↑ METALLICA.com | Damage, Inc
↑ "Director BRENDAN MALLOY Discusses The METALLICA 'St. Anger' Music Video". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2003-07-31. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ "Metallica play at San Quentin Prison". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ Metal Edge, June 2004
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Metallica – St. Anger". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Metallica – St. Anger" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Metallica – St. Anger" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
↑ "Danishcharts.com – Metallica – St. Anger". Tracklisten.
↑ "Metallica: St. Anger" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
↑ "Musicline.de – Metallica Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Metallica search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Metallica – St. Anger". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Metallica – St. Anger". VG-lista.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Metallica – St. Anger" Canciones Top 50.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica – St. Anger". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Metallica – St. Anger". Swiss Singles Chart.

Metallica

James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Ron McGovney Dave Mustaine Cliff Burton Jason Newsted

Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

Cover albums	Garage Inc.

Collaboration projects	S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Lulu (with Lou Reed)

Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited Beyond Magnetic

Live albums	Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Live at Grimey's The 30th Anniversary Celebration Through the Never

Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection

Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" "No Leaf Clover" "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View" "Lords of Summer" "Hardwired" "Moth into Flame" "Atlas, Rise!"

Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You" "My Apocalypse" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss"

Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Blitzkrieg" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III"

Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica For Those About to Rock Cunning Stunts S&M Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Some Kind of Monster The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Quebec Magnetic Metallica Through the Never

Tours	Kill 'Em All Tour Ride the Lightning Tour Damage, Inc. Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 Damaged Justice Tour Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Poor Touring Me Poor Re-Touring Me Tour Garage Remains the Same Tour M2K Mini Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Escape from the Studio '06 Sick of the Studio '07 2008 European Vacation Tour World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour WorldWired Tour

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