Fuel (Metallica song)

"Fuel"
"Fuel"
Single by Metallica
from the album Reload
B-side	"Sad but True" (live); "Nothing Else Matters" (live); "Wherever I May Roam" (live); "One" (live); "Until It Sleeps" (live); "Fuel" (live); "Fuel" (demo);
Released	June 22, 1998
Genre	Heavy metal; hard rock;
Length	4:26
Label	Elektra
Composer(s)	Kirk Hammett; James Hetfield; Lars Ulrich;
Lyricist(s)	James Hetfield
Producer(s)	Bob Rock
Metallica singles chronology
Music video
	"Fuel" on YouTube
Audio sample
	Fuel file; help;

"Fuel" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett, and was released as the third single from their seventh album, Reload (1997). The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999 but lost to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for the song "Most High". It was moderately successful on the music charts, peaking at number two in Australia, number three in Hungary, number five in Finland and number six on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Quick Facts Single by Metallica, from the album Reload ...

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"Fuel" is one of the songs Metallica perform most live. It has featured on the live albums Cunning Stunts, S&M, Français Pour une Nuit, Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México, Live at Grimey's and Through The Never.

A demo version of the song called "Fuel for Fire" (with different lyrics) was used as the theme song for NASCAR on NBC from 2001 until the 2004 Daytona 500.^[3] The song was also featured in the video game Fortnite in the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Trailer and in Fortnite Festival.^[4]

All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.

UK and Australasian CD1^[5]

"Fuel" – 4:29
"Sad but True" (live) – 6:23
"Nothing Else Matters" – 6:08

UK and Australasian CD2^[6]

"Fuel" – 4:29
"Wherever I May Roam" – 6:48
"One" – 8:06

UK and Australasian CD3^[7]

"Fuel" – 4:30
"Until It Sleeps" (live) – 4:25
"Fuel" (live) – 4:40
"Fuel" (demo) – 4:25

European CD single^[8]

"Fuel" – 4:29
"Sad but True" (live) – 6:23

Japanese EP^[9]

"Fuel" – 4:30
"Sad but True" (live) – 6:24
"Until It Sleeps" (live) – 4:26
"One" (live) – 8:07
" Fuel" (demo) – 4:26

More information Chart (1998), Peak position ...

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[11]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	54
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	5
Germany (GfK)^[14]	57
Hungary (Mahasz)^[15]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[16]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	53
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18]	35
Scotland (OCC)^[19]	29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	49
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	31
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[22]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[23]	76

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More information Region, Certification ...


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[25]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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More information Region, Date ...

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s).
United States	March 10, 1998	Alternative radio	Elektra	^[26]
United Kingdom	June 22, 1998	CD	Elektra	^[27]^[28]
Japan	August 26, 1998	CD	Sony	^[29]

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"Fuel". Metallica.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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"50 Best Songs About Driving & Racing Cars (2023 with Videos)". audiotips.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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"NBC, TNT have tough act to follow". The Times. June 30, 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
[4]
Brkljač, Bhernardo Viana, Ryan Galloway, Slobodan (May 25, 2024). "All free Fortnite Festival songs today (May 2024)". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Fuel (UK & Australasian CD1 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METCD 16, 568 413-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
[6]
Fuel (UK & Australasian CD2 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METDD 16, 568 415-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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Fuel (UK & Australasian CD3 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METED 16, 568 417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
[8]
Fuel (European CD single disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records. 1998. 568 412-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
[9]
Fuel (Japanese maxi-CD single disc notes). Metallica. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 1998. SRCS 8748.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
[10]
"Metallica – Fuel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
[11]
"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
[12]
"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 28. July 11, 1998. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
[13]
"Metallica: Fuel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
[14]
"Metallica – Fuel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
[15]
"Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 27. July 4, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
[16]
"Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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"Metallica – Fuel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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[20]
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"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
[22]
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"ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
[24]
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[29]
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[Fuel_EP-1] [1]
"Fuel". Metallica.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[audiotips-2] [2]
"50 Best Songs About Driving & Racing Cars (2023 with Videos)". audiotips.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

[3] [3]
"NBC, TNT have tough act to follow". The Times. June 30, 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] [4]
Brkljač, Bhernardo Viana, Ryan Galloway, Slobodan (May 25, 2024). "All free Fortnite Festival songs today (May 2024)". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] [5]
Fuel (UK & Australasian CD1 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METCD 16, 568 413-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] [6]
Fuel (UK & Australasian CD2 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METDD 16, 568 415-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] [7]
Fuel (UK & Australasian CD3 disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records, Mercury Records. 1998. METED 16, 568 417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] [8]
Fuel (European CD single disc notes). Metallica. Vertigo Records. 1998. 568 412-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] [9]
Fuel (Japanese maxi-CD single disc notes). Metallica. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 1998. SRCS 8748.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australia_Metallica-10] [10]
"Metallica – Fuel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Metallica-11] [11]
"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[12] [12]
"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 28. July 11, 1998. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[sc_Finland_Metallica-13] [13]
"Metallica: Fuel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_Germany_Metallica-14] [14]
"Metallica – Fuel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[15] [15]
"Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 27. July 4, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[16] [16]
"Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Metallica-17] [17]
"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Metallica-18] [18]
"Metallica – Fuel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_Scotland_-19] [19]
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_Sweden_Metallica-20] [20]
"Metallica – Fuel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_UK_-21] [21]
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Metallica-22] [22]
"Metallica Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[23] [23]
"ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[ARIA-24] [24]
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[BPI-25] [25]
"British single certifications – Metallica – Fuel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[26] [26]
"Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report. No. 2195. March 6, 1998. p. 22.

[27] [27]
"Fuel". metallica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[28] [28]
"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 20, 1998. p. 25.

[29] [29]
"Metallica". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Click on Discography.

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