Cyanide (song)

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"Cyanide"
Single by Metallica
from the album Death Magnetic
Released	September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Recorded	March 12, 2007 – May 11, 2008
Studio	Sound City, Van Nuys, California Shangri La, Malibu, California HQ, San Rafael, California
Length	6:39
Label	Warner Bros.
Composer(s)	James Hetfield Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Lars Ulrich
Lyricist(s)	James Hetfield
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
Metallica singles chronology
"My Apocalypse" (2008) "Cyanide" (2008) "The Judas Kiss" (2008)

"Cyanide" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, the first promotional single taken from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. On September 1, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (for Platinum Members only) from the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica. It has since been made available for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.

The song was played live for the first time on August 9, 2008 at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas, and was the first song from Death Magnetic to be performed live in its entirety. An audio recording of the performance is featured on the band's MySpace page. The song was also performed live on Later... with Jools Holland in 2008.^[1]