The Memory Remains
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| "The Memory Remains" | ||
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| Single by Metallica | ||
| from the album Reload | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 4 : 38 | |
| Label | Elektra Records | |
| Metallica singles chronology | ||
| Hero of the Day | The Memory Remains | The Unforgiven II |
The Memory Remains is a song by Metallica from their 1997 album Reload. It was played first live before the album was actually released. It is about a once-great, now forgotten celebrity who is desperate to regain her fame but is driven half-mad with her obscurity. It may be a reference to the film Sunset Boulevard.
The song was the first single from the album. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and featured British singer/actress Marianne Faithfull as a guest vocalist. When played live, the band encourages the fans to sing Marianne's parts. It also contains lines spoken by Marianne taken from the Marilyn Monroe movie The Misfits ("Say yes... at least say hello..."). This song was performed on SNL when Metallica was the musical guest.
[edit] Track Listing
CD Single 1
- The Memory Remains
- Fuel for Fire (Work in Progress with Different Lyrics)
- Memory (Demo Version)
CD Single 2
- The Memory Remains
- For Whom The Bell Tolls (Haven't Heard It Yet Mix)
Kerrang put the video at 9 on the scale ten to one on metallica best videos. It was just before St. Anger's The Unnamed feeling.
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| Metallica |
| Members |
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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 |
