My Apocalypse

Not to be confused with the song My Apocalypse by Arch Enemy.

"My Apocalypse"
Single by Metallica
from the album Death Magnetic
Released	August 26, 2008
Format	Digital single
Recorded	March 12, 2007–May 11, 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California; Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and HQ in San Rafael, California
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	05:01
Label	Warner Bros., Mercury
Writer(s)	James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
Metallica singles chronology
"The Day That Never Comes" (2008) "My Apocalypse" (2008) "Cyanide" (2008)

"My Apocalypse" is the forty-first single by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the second from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. On August 26, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (For Platinum Members Only) from the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica.^[1] This was followed by its availability for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.^[2] At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the single won a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category.^[3][4] The name of the album (Death Magnetic) is derived from this lyric in the song: "Death magnetic, pulling closer still" Recently a new introduction to the song was added, Lars Ulrich said "We've been enjoying playing My Apocalypse out here on the road but felt like it could use something extra. We decided that it needed a cool intro to set the mood so James wrote one."^[5]

Track listing

Digital single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Apocalypse"	5:01

Charts

Chart (2008)[6]	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	38
Austrian Singles Chart	56
Belgium Singles Top 50	49
Canadian Hot 100	28
Denmark Singles Chart	15
Finland Singles Top 20	3
Irish Singles Chart	45
Norway Singles Chart	9
Swedish Singles Chart	15
UK Singles Chart	51
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	67
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	38

Personnel

Metallica

• James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Robert Trujillo – bass
• Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion

Production

• Rick Rubin – producer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Greg Fidelman – mixing

References

1. "METALLICA: Entire 'My Apocalypse' Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
2. http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601136
3. http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#04
4. "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
5. "Metallica.com". Metallica.com. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
6. http://acharts.us/song/37401