The clip consists of parts of the A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica documentary, which was shot during the recordings of Metallica. It was directed by Adam Dubin, and edited by Sean Fullan. The music video premiered on MTV on February 26, 1992.
The orchestral arrangements were written by award-winning composer Michael Kamen, who would later go on to collaborate with the group on S&M.
Hammett stated he did not learn how to play the song until they were well into the tour for the album. Guitarist Kirk Hammett does not play on the studio recording, making it one of the few in the whole Metallica repertoire, along with Cliff Burton's "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth", in which he does not appear. It is one of the few Metallica songs in which Hetfield plays the guitar solo. Its intro is an E minor arpeggio (transposed one half-step lower on stage performances) beginning with the open low E followed by the open G, B and high E strings. ( May 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. Recognized as one of Metallica's best known and most popular songs, the power ballad has become a staple in live performances. "Nothing Else Matters" was featured as a playable track in the music video game Guitar Hero: Metallica. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, number 1 in Denmark, and reached the top ten on many other European charts. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, Metallica. " Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. JSTOR ( October 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Nothing Else Matters" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
The Black Album remains unchallenged as the best-selling album in the history of Nielsen SoundScan, outselling every release in every genre over the past 30 years.Īs previously reported, a never-heard-before, totally new and different version of “Nothing Else Matters” also appears twice in Disney’s new movie “Jungle Cruise”.This article needs additional citations for verification.
1 in the U.S., its unrelenting series of singles - “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Wherever I May Roam” and “Sad But True” - fueled the band’s rise to stadium headlining, radio and MTV dominating household name status. 1 album in no fewer than 10 countries, including a four-week run at No. Its 1991 release not only gave Metallica its first No. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time. “Nothing Else Matters” was featured as a playable track in the music video game “Guitar Hero: Metallica” and has been covered over 40 times by a host of different artists, including Staind, Shakira, Bif Naked, Macy Gray, Die Krupps, Rev Theory and Apocalyptica. 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as top-ten positions on many European charts. “Nothing Else Matters” originally appeared on Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album - also known as “The Black Album” - which is being re-released on September 10 as a remastered deluxe box set via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. While he was a student at New York University, he was roommates with record producer Rick Rubin, who would later go on to produce Death Magnetic, Metallica’s ninth studio album. Prior to working with Metallica, Dubin directed two music videos for the Beastie Boys.