St. Anger (song)

"St. Anger" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on June 23, 2003. It's the lead single from their eighth studio album of the same name. 

The song won Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park.

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. Those songs are "Damage, Inc." (Master of Puppets) and "Hit the Lights" (Kill 'Em All).

Music video
The Malloys directed a music video for St. Anger. It was shot in San Quentin State Prison, California. It won a 2003 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for Video of the Year.Metal Edge, June 2004

The video begins with drummer Lars Ulrich starting the beat and saying "En, to, tre, fire!" When translated from Danish, it means "One, two, three, four!" At the end of the video, a sentence appears on a black background. It reads: "For all the souls impacted by San Quentin, your spirit will forever be a part of Metallica."

Track list

Chart positions
Chart (2003)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)24 Chile (Notimex)3Croatia (HRT)7 Paraguay (Notimex)1US Active Rock (Billboard)1US Heritage Rock (Billboard)5

Certifications

References

Category:2003 songs
Category:Metallica songs
Category:Heavy metal songs