Metallica

Released: November 11, 1997

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Kirk Hammett

Producer: Bob Rock

[Intro]
'Gimme Fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire!
Oouh...

[Verse]
Turn on the dynamo
Into the wild I go...
No other place I know!
I know

Turn on, I see red
Warhorse, Warhead
Throttle up for speed ahead!
Yeah ahead...

[Chorus]
Ooooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean

Ooooh, and on I burn
Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

So 'gimme fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire
Oouh...

[Verse]
Can't fight the need for speed
I'm loose (I'm loose), I'm clean (I'm clean)
I'm burning lean and mean
And mean!

Ignite the open trail
Excite (exceed), exhale, comin' on, hot from hell!
Yeah hot from hell!

[Chorus]
Ooooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean

Ooooh, and on I burn
Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

So 'gimme fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire
Oooh, yeah-heh

[Breakdown/Solo]

On I burn!

[Solo]

[Reprise]
(On, and on, and on..) 'Gimme me fuel
(On, and on, and on..) Give me fire
(On, and on, and on..) My desire
(On, and on, and on..)

[Chorus]
(On, and on, and on..) Ooooh, on I burn
(On, and on, and on..) Fuel is pumping engines
(On, and on, and on..) Burning hard, loose, and clean
(On, and on, and on..) And I burn
(On, and on, and on..) Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!
Oouh!

[Outro]
Oouh!

Like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden before, Metallica has managed to transcend the genre from which it was originated. To their metal fanbase they are considered one of the Big Four bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer; however Metallica is also one of the most commercially successful bands in all of rock music, having sold 110 million records including the 16x platinum Metallica, which stands as both the highest selling metal album of all time and most successful album of the past 25 years.

Metallica was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles after drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advert in the classifieds newspaper The Recycler, which was answered by singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth after being kicked out of the band because of his substance and alchohol abuse, and bassist Ron McGovney, a childhood friend of Hetfield. These two early members were replaced with Cliff Burton (who relocated the band to San Francisco) and ex-Exodus lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett to form the band’s classic line-up.

The band released three albums, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All, 1984’s Ride The Lightning and 1986’s Master of Puppets before the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton on September 27th, 1986.

more tracks from the album

The Memory Remains

From the albums

The Memory Remains (1997)
NASCAR: Full Throttle (2001)

Metallica popular songs

Fuel for FireMetallica

Metallica

The Memory Remains