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| album = [[Reload (Metallica album)|Reload]]
| album = [[Reload (Metallica album)|Reload]]
| B-side = {{ubl|[[Sad but True|"Sad but True" (live)]]|[[Nothing Else Matters|"Nothing Else Matters" (live)]]|[[Wherever I May Roam|"Wherever I May Roam" (live)]]|[[One (Metallica song)|"One" (live)]]|[[Until It Sleeps|"Until It Sleeps" (live)]]|"Fuel" (live)|"Fuel" (demo)}}
| B-side = {{ubl|[[Sad but True|"Sad but True" (live)]]|[[Nothing Else Matters|"Nothing Else Matters" (live)]]|[[Wherever I May Roam|"Wherever I May Roam" (live)]]|[[One (Metallica song)|"One" (live)]]|[[Until It Sleeps|"Until It Sleeps" (live)]]|"Fuel" (live)|"Fuel" (demo)}}
| released = {{start date|1998|6|22}}<ref name="Fuel EP">{{cite web |title=Fuel |url=https://www.metallica.com/releases/singles/fuel-single.html |website=Metallica.com |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|1998|6|22}}
| recorded =
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| genre = *[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref name="audiotips">{{Cite web |url=https://www.audiotips.com/songs-about-driving/|title=50 Best Songs About Driving & Racing Cars (2023 with Videos) |website=audiotips.com |access-date=September 9, 2023}}</ref>
*[[hard rock]]<ref name="audiotips" />
| length = 4:26
| length = 4:26
| label = {{hlist|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]|[[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]}}
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Kirk Hammett]]|[[James Hetfield]]|[[Lars Ulrich]]}}
| composer = {{hlist|[[Kirk Hammett]]|[[James Hetfield]]|[[Lars Ulrich]]}}
| lyricist = James Hetfield
| producer = [[Bob Rock]]
| producer = [[Bob Rock]]
| prev_title = [[The Unforgiven (song)#"The Unforgiven II"|The Unforgiven II]]
| prev_title = [[The Unforgiven (song)#"The Unforgiven II"|The Unforgiven II]]
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"'''Fuel'''" is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]]. The song was written by [[James Hetfield]], [[Lars Ulrich]], and [[Kirk Hammett]], and was released as the third single from their seventh album, ''[[Reload (Metallica album)|Reload]]''. The song was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] in 1999 but lost to [[Page and Plant|Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]] for the song "[[Most High (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 (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart.
"'''Fuel'''" is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|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 (Metallica album)|Reload]]'' (1997). The song was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] in 1999 but lost to [[Page and Plant|Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]] for the song "[[Most High (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 (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart.


"Fuel" is one of the songs Metallica perform most live. It has featured on the live albums ''[[Cunning Stunts (video)|Cunning Stunts]]'', ''[[S&M (album)|S&M]]'', ''[[Français Pour une Nuit]]'', ''[[Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México]]'', ''[[Live at Grimey's]]'' and ''[[Metallica: Through the Never (album)|Through The Never]]''.
Metallica have frequently played "Fuel" in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album ''[[S&M (album)|S&M]]'' with [[Michael Kamen]] conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.


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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-nbc-tnt-have-tough-act-to-fol/133613558/|title=NBC, TNT have tough act to follow|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 30, 2001|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> The song was also featured in the video game [[Fortnite Festival|''Fortnite Festival'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brkljač |first=Bhernardo Viana, Ryan Galloway, Slobodan |date=2024-05-25 |title=All free Fortnite Festival songs today (May 2024) |url=https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/fortnite-festival-songs-today |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref>
The demo version of this 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.


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
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# "Sad but True" (live)&nbsp;– 6:23
# "Sad but True" (live)&nbsp;– 6:23


'''Japanese maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Fuel|others=Metallica|year=1998|type=Japanese maxi-CD single disc notes|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|id=SRCS 8748}}</ref>
'''Japanese EP'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Fuel|others=Metallica|year=1998|type=Japanese maxi-CD single disc notes|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|id=SRCS 8748}}</ref>
# "Fuel"&nbsp;– 4:30
# "Fuel"&nbsp;– 4:30
# "Fuel" (live)&nbsp;– 4:39
# "Sad but True" (live)&nbsp;– 6:24
# "Sad but True" (live)&nbsp;– 6:24
# "Until It Sleeps" (live)&nbsp;– 4:26
# "Until It Sleeps" (live)&nbsp;– 4:26
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==Charts and certifications==
==Charts==
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===Certifications===
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=September 4, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998|certyear=2024|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AACmNLVzO9Ob5MeNhMvsiMsda?dl=0&e=2&preview=Feb+Single+Accreds+2024.pdf|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>|access-date=8 March 2024|refname="ARIA"}}
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==Release history==
==Release history==
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| June 22, 1998
| June 22, 1998
| CD
| rowspan="2"| CD
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metallica.com/releases/singles/release-4307.html|title=Fuel|website=metallica.com|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=June 20, 1998}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metallica.com/releases/singles/release-4307.html|title=Fuel|website=metallica.com|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=June 20, 1998}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Japan
| August 26, 1998
| [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sme.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/Metallica/|title=Metallica|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124065100/http://www.sme.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/Metallica/|archive-date=January 24, 2001|access-date=August 25, 2023}} ''Click on'' Discography.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 26 May 2024

"Fuel"
Single by Metallica
from the album Reload
B-side
ReleasedJune 22, 1998 (1998-06-22)[1]
Genre
Length4:26
LabelElektra
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)James Hetfield
Producer(s)Bob Rock
Metallica singles chronology
"The Unforgiven II"
(1998) 		"Fuel"
(1998) 		"Better than You"
(1998)
Music video
"Fuel" on YouTube
Audio sample
Fuel

"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.

"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 Festival.[4]

Track listings[edit]

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

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref(s).
United States March 10, 1998 Alternative radio Elektra [25]
United Kingdom June 22, 1998 CD [26][27]
Japan August 26, 1998 Sony [28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fuel". Metallica.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "50 Best Songs About Driving & Racing Cars (2023 with Videos)". audiotips.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "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)
  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. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "Metallica – Fuel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "Metallica – Fuel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  22. ^ "Metallica Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  25. ^ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report. No. 2195. March 6, 1998. p. 22.
  26. ^ "Fuel". metallica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  27. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 20, 1998. p. 25.
  28. ^ "Metallica". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Click on Discography.

External links[edit]

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