Hardwired (song)

"Hardwired"
Single by Metallica
from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Released August 18, 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded June 2016[1] at HQ (San Rafael)
Genre Thrash metal
Length 3:11
Label Blackened
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Fidelman
Metallica singles chronology
"Lords of Summer"
(2014)		 "Hardwired"
(2016)		 "Moth Into Flame"
(2016)

"Hardwired" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica, and the first single from their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. The song was released to the radio and for digital download on August 18, 2016.[2][3] The song was first played live at the end of the band's show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 20, 2016.[4] The band detailed on the song's debut at The Howard Stern Show that it was a late addition to the album, as Lars Ulrich explained that after finishing the other songs "we decided that we needed a short, fast opener", leading him and James Hetfield to compose "Hardwired" in about a week.[5]

Music video

The music video was released on August 18, 2016. Filmed in black-and-white, it features the band performing the song in the dark under strobe lights, as the camera continuously rotates around the band members.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hardwired"   3:09

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 99
Finland Download (Suomen virallinen latauslista)[9] 17
France (SNEP)[10] 164
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 37
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 63
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 87
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 72
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 186
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] 19
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[18] 9
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[19] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Metallica "Hardwired" Live on the Howard Stern Show". The Howard Stern Show. September 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Available November 18, 2016". Metallica. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "METALLICA To Release 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct' Album In November". Blabbermouth.net. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Metallica turns it up to 11 in sold-out U.S. Bank Stadium show". StarTribune.com. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. ↑ VIDEO: METALLICA LIVE ON THE STERN SHOW
  6. ↑ "CHART WATCH #383". auspOp. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Metallica – Hardwired" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201647 into search. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Metallica: Hardwired" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Metallica – Hardwired" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-08-26". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201647 into search. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica – Hardwired". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  16. ↑ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 20.08.2016 (wk33)". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Metallica – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Metallica. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Metallica – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Metallica. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Metallica – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Metallica. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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