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| name = Screaming Suicide
| name = Screaming Suicide
| cover = Screaming Suicide Metallica.jpg
| cover = Screaming Suicide Metallica.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Metallica]]
| artist = [[Metallica]]
| album = [[72 Seasons]]
| album = [[72 Seasons]]
| released = January 19, 2023
| released = January 19, 2023
| genre = *[[Thrash metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/01/19/yeah-this-new-metallica-song-rules/|title=Yeah, This New Metallica Song "Screaming Suicide" Rules|website=[[MetalSucks]]|last=Knifeson|first=Alex|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Audio Ink">{{Cite web|url=https://audioinkradio.com/2023/04/metallica-72-seasons-track-by-track-album-review/|title=Metallica, "72 Seasons" - Track-by-Track Review|publisher=Audio Ink Radio|last=Erickson|first=Anne|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[thrash metal]]
*[[groove metal]]<ref name="Audio Ink" />
*[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghostcultmag.com/metallica-shares-a-behind-the-scenes-video-for-screaming-suicide/|title=Metallica Shares a Behind-The-Scenes Video for "Screaming Suicide"|publisher=Ghost Cult Mag|date=February 21, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
| length = 5:30
| length = 5:30
| label = Blackened
| label = Blackened
| writer =
| writer = * [[James Hetfield]]
* [[James Hetfield]]
* [[Lars Ulrich]]
* [[Lars Ulrich]]
* [[Robert Trujillo]]
* [[Robert Trujillo]]
| producer =
| producer = * [[Greg Fidelman]]
* [[Greg Fidelman]]
* James Hetfield
* James Hetfield
* Lars Ulrich
* Lars Ulrich
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}}


"'''Screaming Suicide'''" is a song by American heavy metal band [[Metallica]], released as the second single in promotion of their eleventh studio album ''[[72 Seasons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/metallica-new-single-screaming-suicide-3384034|title=Metallica confront taboos on new single 'Screaming Suicide': "It's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it"|website=[[NME]]|last=Gallagher|first=Alex|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> It was released on January 19, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti.<ref name="RollingStone">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metallica-new-song-screaming-suicide-1234664779/|title=Metallica Unleash 'Taboo'-Shattering New Song 'Screaming Suicide'|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
"'''Screaming Suicide'''" is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]], released as the second single in promotion of their eleventh studio album ''[[72 Seasons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/metallica-new-single-screaming-suicide-3384034|title=Metallica confront taboos on new single 'Screaming Suicide': "It's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it"|website=[[NME]]|last=Gallagher|first=Alex|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> It was released on January 19, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti.<ref name="RollingStone">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metallica-new-song-screaming-suicide-1234664779/|title=Metallica Unleash 'Taboo'-Shattering New Song 'Screaming Suicide'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
According to Hetfield, the song is about the "[[Taboo]] word of Suicide" and to communicate the darkness we feel inside of us.<ref name="RollingStone"/> Further adding how people cannot deny that they have had dark thoughts at one point in their lives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/metallica-screaming-suicide-song-explanation-1235203154/|title=Metallica Explains Meaning Behind New Song 'Screaming Suicide': 'We Should Be Able to Talk About It'|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Peters |first=Mitchell|date=January 21, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/read-lyrics-metallicas-powerful-new-song-screaming-suicide|title=Read lyrics to METALLICA's powerful new song "Screaming Suicide"|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> In the same statement he continues:<blockquote>"To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."<ref name="EW">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/music/metallica-screaming-suicide-song-james-hetfield-explains/|title=Metallica explain new song 'Screaming Suicide': 'I believe most people have thought about it'|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Travis|first=Emlyn|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/metallica-share-video-for-new-song-screaming-suicide-watch/|title=Metallica Share Video for New Song "Screaming Suicide"|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref></blockquote> The track's lyrics have also been interpreted as telling the story of a person who is born craving [[dopamine]], only to be lured by their darkest fears and insecurities thinking themself as "living a mistake".<ref name="EW"/>
According to Hetfield, the song is about the "[[Taboo]] word of Suicide" and to communicate the darkness we feel inside of us.<ref name="RollingStone"/> Further adding how people cannot deny that they have had dark thoughts at one point in their lives.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/metallica-screaming-suicide-song-explanation-1235203154/|title=Metallica Explains Meaning Behind New Song 'Screaming Suicide': 'We Should Be Able to Talk About It'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Peters |first=Mitchell|date=January 21, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/read-lyrics-metallicas-powerful-new-song-screaming-suicide|title=Read lyrics to METALLICA's powerful new song "Screaming Suicide"|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> In the same statement he continues:<blockquote>"To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."<ref name="EW">{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/metallica-screaming-suicide-song-james-hetfield-explains/|title=Metallica explain new song 'Screaming Suicide': 'I believe most people have thought about it'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Travis|first=Emlyn|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/metallica-share-video-for-new-song-screaming-suicide-watch/|title=Metallica Share Video for New Song "Screaming Suicide"|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref></blockquote> The track's lyrics have also been interpreted as telling the story of a person who is born craving [[dopamine]], only to be lured by their darkest fears and insecurities thinking themself as "living a mistake".<ref name="EW"/>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==


'''Metallica'''
* [[James Hetfield]] – vocals, [[rhythm guitar]]
* [[James Hetfield]] – vocals, [[rhythm guitar]], production
* [[Lars Ulrich]] – drums
* [[Lars Ulrich]] – drums, production
* [[Kirk Hammett]] – lead guitar
* [[Kirk Hammett]] – lead guitar
* [[Robert Trujillo]] – bass
* [[Robert Trujillo]] – bass

'''Production'''
* [[Greg Fidelman]] – production, mixing, recording
* Sara Lyn Killion – engineering
* Jim Monti – engineering
* Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
* Kent Matcke – assistant engineering
* [[Dan Monti]] – digital editing
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering
* David Turner – cover art
* [[Lee Jeffries]] – band portrait photography


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
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|+ Chart performance for "Screaming Suicide"
|+ Chart performance for "Screaming Suicide"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Chart (2023–24)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| [[Hot Canadian Digital Songs|Canada Digital Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/cns/|title=Metallica Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[ARIA Digital Track Chart|Australia Digital Tracks]] ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 January 2023|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1717|page=9|date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| [[Hot Canadian Digital Songs|Canada Digital Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/cns/|title=Metallica Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 33
| 33
|-
! scope="row"| Canada [[Canada Rock|Rock]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/car/|title=Metallica Chart History (Canada Rock)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
| 30
|-
! scope="row"| Czech Republic [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Rock]] ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=R|title=CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock|website=hitparada.ifpicr.cz|access-date=May 24, 2023|format=select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "202320"}}</ref>
| 12
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|59|artist=Metallica|song=Screaming Suicide|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 26, 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"| Germany Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref name="TopHit">{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/tracks/164884|title=Screaming Suicide – Metallica - TopHit - Highway To Airplay|website=TopHit|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref>
| 39
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Germany Rock Airplay ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radio-no9.de/chartshow/index.php?selected=weeks&week=5&year=2023|title=Radio No9 Charts [Week 05/2023]|publisher=Radio-No9|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Germany Rock Airplay ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radio-no9.de/chartshow/index.php?selected=weeks&week=5&year=2023|title=Radio No9 Charts [Week 05/2023]|publisher=Radio-No9|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
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| 19
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Hot Trending Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/tts/|title=Metalllica Chart History (Hot Trending Songs)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Hot Trending Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/tts/|title=Metalllica Chart History (Hot Trending Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
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|-
{{Single chart|Billboardrocksongs|32|artist=Metallica|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2023}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrocksongs|32|artist=Metallica|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2023}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/rtt/|title=Metalllica Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| US [[Rock Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/rka/|title=Metallica Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
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[[Category:2023 songs]]
[[Category:2023 songs]]
[[Category:Metallica songs]]
[[Category:Metallica songs]]
[[Category:Songs about suicide]]
[[Category:Songs written by James Hetfield]]
[[Category:Songs written by James Hetfield]]
[[Category:Songs written by Lars Ulrich]]
[[Category:Songs written by Lars Ulrich]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 18 June 2024

"Screaming Suicide"
Single by Metallica
from the album 72 Seasons
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2023
Genre
Length5:30
LabelBlackened
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Metallica singles chronology
"Lux Æterna"
(2022) 		"Screaming Suicide"
(2023) 		"If Darkness Had a Son"
(2023)

"Screaming Suicide" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the second single in promotion of their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons.[4] It was released on January 19, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti.[5]

Background

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According to Hetfield, the song is about the "Taboo word of Suicide" and to communicate the darkness we feel inside of us.[5] Further adding how people cannot deny that they have had dark thoughts at one point in their lives.[6][7] In the same statement he continues:

"To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."[8][9]

The track's lyrics have also been interpreted as telling the story of a person who is born craving dopamine, only to be lured by their darkest fears and insecurities thinking themself as "living a mistake".[8]

Reception

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Drew Review's overall enjoyed the song, noting how it is less fast-paced than "Lux Æterna" and that it felt more like a modern rock song than what you would typically expect from the band.[10] Writing for Metal Planet Music, Paddy Gallagher also liked the track, noting how it sounds like the refreshed 2020s version of Kill 'Em All. They also believed that it felt like the band was moving towards a less complex, more basic sound.[11]

Personnel

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Metallica

Production

  • Greg Fidelman – production, mixing, recording
  • Sara Lyn Killion – engineering
  • Jim Monti – engineering
  • Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
  • Kent Matcke – assistant engineering
  • Dan Monti – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • David Turner – cover art
  • Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography

Charts

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Chart performance for "Screaming Suicide"
Chart (2023–24) Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[12] 25
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 33
Canada Rock (Billboard)[14] 30
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[15] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 59
Germany Airplay (TopHit)[17] 39
Germany Rock Airplay (Official German Charts)[18] 25
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[19] 20
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[20] 32
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[21] 32
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[22] 19
US Hot Trending Songs (Billboard)[23] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[24] 32
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[25] 15

References

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  1. ^ Knifeson, Alex (January 19, 2023). "Yeah, This New Metallica Song "Screaming Suicide" Rules". MetalSucks. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Erickson, Anne (April 11, 2023). "Metallica, "72 Seasons" - Track-by-Track Review". Audio Ink Radio. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Metallica Shares a Behind-The-Scenes Video for "Screaming Suicide"". Ghost Cult Mag. February 21, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Metallica confront taboos on new single 'Screaming Suicide': "It's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it"". NME. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (January 20, 2023). "Metallica Unleash 'Taboo'-Shattering New Song 'Screaming Suicide'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Peters, Mitchell (January 21, 2023). "Metallica Explains Meaning Behind New Song 'Screaming Suicide': 'We Should Be Able to Talk About It'". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Read lyrics to METALLICA's powerful new song "Screaming Suicide"". Revolver. January 19, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Travis, Emlyn (January 20, 2023). "Metallica explain new song 'Screaming Suicide': 'I believe most people have thought about it'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Hussey, Allison (January 19, 2023). "Metallica Share Video for New Song "Screaming Suicide"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. ^ Drew (January 20, 2023). "Single Review: Metallica – Screaming Suicide". Drew's Reviews. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Gallagher, Paddy (January 20, 2023). "Single Review : Metallica: Screaming Suicide". Metal Planet Music. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 January 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1717. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 30, 2023. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Metallica Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Metallica Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock" (select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "202320"). hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Metallica: Screaming Suicide" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "Screaming Suicide – Metallica - TopHit - Highway To Airplay". TopHit. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  18. ^ "Radio No9 Charts [Week 05/2023]". Radio-No9. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. January 30, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  23. ^ "Metalllica Chart History (Hot Trending Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  24. ^ "Metallica Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  25. ^ "Metallica Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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