Frantic (song)
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| "Frantic" | ||
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| Single by Metallica | ||
| from the album St. Anger | ||
| Released | September 15, 2003 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 5: 50 | |
| Label | Elektra Records | |
| Metallica singles chronology | ||
| St. Anger | Frantic | The Unnamed Feeling |
Frantic is the second single by heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. Anger. This song, like many others on St. Anger, is about the band's past struggles with addictions, particularly lead singer James Hetfield's alcohol problem, for which he spent many months in rehab. The lyrics also draw on zen axioms. During the 2003 live show in Orlando James Hetfield said about Frantic: "This song's about life. Like right fucking now." This show is available for free download on livemetallica.com.
The song was played live at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, and debuted in May of that year at the MTV Icon ceremony.
[edit] Track Listing
CD Single 1
- Frantic
- Blackened (Live)
- Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
- Frantic - Music Video
CD Single 2
- Frantic
- No Remorse (Live)
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
[edit] Music Video
A music video was made to go along with Frantic's release as a single. The video depicts a man looking back on his life, in which he is constantly drinking, having sex, and smoking, at the instant that he crashes into a truck.
This song is actually founded in drummer Lars Ulrich's fear of death and not having "enough" time.[citation needed]
| Metallica |
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| James Hetfield - Kirk Hammett - Robert Trujillo - Lars Ulrich |
| Former members: Cliff Burton - Dave Mustaine - Ron McGovney - Jason Newsted |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: No Life 'Til Leather - Kill 'Em All - Ride the Lightning - Master of Puppets - Garage Days Re-Revisited - ...And Justice for All - Metallica - Load - ReLoad - Garage Inc. - S&M - St. Anger - Some Kind of Monster - Ninth studio album |
| Videography |
| DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All - 2 of One - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge - Cunning Stunts - S&M - Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album - Some Kind of Monster - The Videos 1989-2004 |
