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| Single by Metallica | ||||
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| Released | June 23, 2003[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
| Studio | Metallica's HQ, San Rafael, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
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"St. Anger" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on June 23, 2003, as the lead single from their eighth studio album of the same name. It won Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park.[2][3]
This song provided the theme for WWE's SummerSlam 2003; the music video was also included in the pay-per-view DVD.
The lyric "Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets" may be a reference to two other Metallica songs, "Damage, Inc." (Master of Puppets) and "Hit the Lights" (Kill 'Em All).[4][5]
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 23 June 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 21, 2003. p. 23. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ Zahlaway, Jon (March 1, 2004). "Metallica still rolling out tour dates behind 'St. Anger'". LiveDaily. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (August 25, 2003). "The Rap On The Best Rock Video Nominees". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ "Damage, Inc". Metallica. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Hit the Lights". Metallica. Retrieved June 2, 2017.