72 Seasons (song)

"72 Seasons"
Single by Metallica
from the album 72 Seasons
ReleasedMarch 30, 2023
Genre
Length7:39
LabelBlackened
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Metallica singles chronology
"If Darkness Had a Son"
(2023) 		"72 Seasons"
(2023) 		"Too Far Gone?"
(2023)
Music video
"72 Seasons" on YouTube

"72 Seasons" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, it was released as the fourth single from the band's eleventh studio album 72 Seasons alongside a music video. The song was first teased a couple of days prior on March 27, 2023 as a 15‑second excerpt, where they continued to release longer clips each day until its release.[3] The music video features the band playing the song while being illuminated by lasers[4] in front of artwork by Canadian artist Kelly Richardson.[5] At the 66th Grammy Awards, "72 Seasons" won the award for Best Metal Performance.[6]

  1. ^ Alderslade, Merlin (March 31, 2023). "Listen to the title track from new Metallica album 72 Seasons, alongside a brand new video". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Carter, Emily (March 30, 2023). "Metallica have just released 72 Seasons' awesome title-track". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Trapp, Philip (March 30, 2023). "Metallica Unleash Thematic '72 Seasons' Title Track - Listen Now". Loudwire. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Hadusek, Jon (March 30, 2023). "Metallica unleash title track from upcoming album 72 Seasons: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Goodyear, Sheena (April 10, 2023) [Originally published April 7, 2023]. "B.C. artist blown away to see her work featured in new Metallica video". CBC Radio. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list