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| "Fade to Black" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Ride the Lightning | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | February 20 – March 14, 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
| Length | 6:55 | |||
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| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | James Hetfield | |||
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"Fade to Black" is a song and the first power ballad by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Ride the Lightning (1984). The song was ranked as having the 24th best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers.[2]
The song peaked at number 100 on Swiss Singles Chart in 2008.[3] The song is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[4] In March 2023, Rolling Stone ranked "Fade to Black" at number 35 on their "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time" list.[5]
- ^ Taylor, Sydney (February 21, 2023). "10 Times Thrash Bands Released a Ballad (And It Ruled!)". Loudwire. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
Metallica's "Fade To Black" is as classic of a metal ballad as they come.
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- ^ "Metallica – Fade To Black". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "American certifications – Metallica – Fade to Black". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 13, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.