Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)

"Don't Tread on Me"
Promotional single by Metallica
from the album Metallica
ReleasedAugust 29, 1991
RecordedOctober 1990 – June 1991 at One on One Recording, Los Angeles, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:59
LabelElektra
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)James Hetfield
Producer(s)

"Don't Tread on Me" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their self-titled fifth album. The title is connected with the American Revolutionary War. The words "Don't Tread on Me" constitute the motto of the Gadsden flag, and the snake image on the flag is pictured on the cover of the album.