| "Master of Puppets" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Master of Puppets | ||||
| B-side | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (7") | |||
| Released | July 2, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal[1] | |||
| Length | 8:36 | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | James Hetfield | |||
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"Master of Puppets" is a thrash metal song by American metal band Metallica, released on July 2, 1986 as the sole single from the album of the same name. It was also issued as a promotional single in the US by Elektra Records.[2]
The song was recorded during October–December, 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3][4]
The song was bassist Cliff Burton's favorite one on the album, as he said when it was released. The song is also one of the band's most famous and popular songs, frequently played at concerts.
- ^ Cush, Andy (November 3, 2016). "Metallica's Lars Ulrich Thinks He Might Get Too Old to Perform "Master of Puppets"". Spin. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Metallica - Master Of Puppets". Discogs. July 2, 1986.
- ^ Gulla, Bob (2009). Guitar Gods: The 25 Players who Made Rock History. ABC-CLIO. p. 103. ISBN 9780313358067.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul; Winwood, Ian (2011). Birth School Metallica Death. Vol. 1. Da Capo Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780306821868.