Master of Puppets (song)
| "Master of Puppets" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Master of Puppets | ||||
| B-side | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (7") | |||
| Released | July 2, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal[1] | |||
| Length | 8:36 | |||
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"Master of Puppets" is a 1986 song by thrash metal band Metallica and is the title track from their third studio album Master of Puppets. It went to number 4 in the Netherlands, number 12 in Greece, number 13 in Hungary, number 16 in Iceland, number 17 in New Zealand, number 19 in Australia, number 22 in the United States, number 24 in Ireland, number 32 in Canada and Lithuania, number 35 in the United States and number 47 in Portugal. It was used in the TV series Stranger Things.
Lyrical content and meaning
The song, as lead singer James Hetfield explained, is about drugs. It shows how drugs can take control of a person, instead of the person controlling their drug use.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Master of Puppets" (7" Edit) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | 4:06 |
References
- ↑ Cush, Andy (November 3, 2016). "Metallica's Lars Ulrich Thinks He Might Get Too Old to Perform "Master of Puppets"". Spin. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ↑ Hetfield, James (1988). "Interview with Metallica, from Vol. 6, No.8" (Interview). Interviewed by Pushead. Thrasher Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2026.