"Hardwired" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the lead single from their tenth studio album, "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct" (2016), on August 18, 2016 as a digital download. The song was first played live near the end of the band's show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 20, 2016. The song received a nomination for Best Rock Song at the 2017 Grammy Awards.