Fuel (song)


"Fuel" is a song by American 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. 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.
Metallica have frequently played "Fuel" in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album S&M with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Track listing

UK CD single 1
  1. "Fuel" – 4:30
  2. "Sad but True" – 6:23
  3. "Nothing Else Matters" – 6:08
UK CD single 2
  1. "Fuel" – 4:32
  2. "Wherever I May Roam" – 6:50
  3. "One" – 8:06
UK CD single 3
  1. "Fuel" – 4:30
  2. "Until It Sleeps" – 4:25
  3. "Fuel" – 4:41
  4. "Fuel" – 4:25
Japanese EP
  1. "Fuel" – 4:30
  2. "Fuel" – 4:39
  3. "Sad but True" – 6:24
  4. "Until It Sleeps" – 4:26
  5. "One" – 8:07
  6. "Fuel" – 4:26
All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history