No Leaf Clover

"No Leaf Clover"
Single by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony
from the album S&M
B-side	One (S&M version)/Enter Sandman (S&M version)
Released	March 13, 2000
Format	CD single
Recorded	April 21–22, 1999 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, California
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	5:43
Label	Elektra
Writer(s)	James Hetfield Lars Ulrich
Producer(s)	Metallica, Bob Rock
Metallica chronology
"Nothing Else Matters '99" (1999) "No Leaf Clover" (2000) "I Disappear" (2000)
San Francisco Symphony chronology "Nothing Else Matters '99" (1999) "No Leaf Clover" (2000) Music video "No Leaf Clover" on YouTube

"No Leaf Clover" is the eighth song on the live album S&M by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The song (along with "Minus Human") was one of two new pieces completed for the band's collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999. It begins with an intro section played by the orchestra, before entering into a clean guitar part by James Hetfield. The rest of the piece alternates between clean verses and choruses backed by heavily distorted guitars. It was the band's fourth No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It stayed at No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks. It was also featured in the trailer created by the distributor A.D. Vision for their DVD releases of the TV series Farscape.

The song "No Leaf Clover" appears in the 2009 music game Guitar Hero: Metallica.

Single track listing

Australian version

1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
2. "One" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 7:47
3. "Enter Sandman" (Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) – 7:11
4. "No Leaf Clover" (video enhanced) (Hetfield/Ulrich) - 5:46
5. "S&M Documentary" (video enhanced) - 35:49

All tracks are from S&M album

UK version #1

1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
   • "No Leaf Clover" (Slice & Dice Video) - 5:37
   • S&M Documentary Part 1 - 11:24

UK version #2

1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
   • Photo Gallery/Album Lyrics
   • S&M Documentary Part 2 - 17:13

UK version #3

1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
   • Metallica Screensaver
   • S&M Documentary Part 3 - 16:43

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	41
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[2]	3
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	40
Ireland (IRMA)	36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	41
Norway (VG-lista)[5]	9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6]	14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	50
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	99
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	74
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	18
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia	March 13, 2000	Vinyl, CD	Elektra
Europe	March 20, 2000	Vinyl, CD	Elektra

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. Canadian Rock peak
3. "Musicline.de – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". VG-lista.
6. "Spanishcharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover" Canciones Top 50.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". Singles Top 100.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". Swiss Singles Chart.