Best of the Best… 1983–2003

~ Release by Metallica (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Battery
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Metallica and Flemming Rasmussen
assistant mixer:
Mark Wilczak
mixer:
Michael Wagener
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric bass guitar:
Cliff Burton (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
arranger:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986) and Music for Nations (in 1986)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Battery (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4.15:12
2Fight Fire With Fire
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14) and James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.654:47
3Fuel
recording engineer:
Randy Staub
additional assistant engineer:
Bernardo Bigalli, Darren Grahn, Kent Matcke and Gary Winger
additional engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer)
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) (from 1997-09 until 1997-10) and Randy Staub (from 1997-09 until 1997-10)
editor:
Paul DeCarli, Mike Gillies and Darren Grahn
additional percussion:
Jim McGillveray (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1995-05 until 1997-10) and James Hetfield (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1997)
recorded at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1995-05 until 1996-02, from 1997-07 until 1997-10)
mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1997-09 until 1997-10)
music videos:
Fuel (the video) by Metallica
recording of:
Fuel (from 1995-05 until 1997-10)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
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4Hit the Lights
additional engineer:
Andy Wroblewski
engineer:
Chris Bubacz
executive producer:
Jon Zazula
producer:
Paul Curcio
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (in 1983-05)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (in 1983-05)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983-05)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at and mixed at:
Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, United States (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Hit the Lights (in 1983-05)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.94:19
5Master of Puppets
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Metallica and Flemming Rasmussen
assistant mixer:
Mark Wilczak
mixer:
Michael Wagener
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric bass guitar:
Cliff Burton (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
arranger:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986) and Music for Nations (in 1986)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 2), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 96) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 256)
recording of:
Master of Puppets (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
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6Sad but True
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Tacci (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
recording engineer:
Randy Staub (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 1991) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
recording of:
Sad but True (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.15:28
7For Whom the Bell Tolls
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 39)
recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.45:14
8Motorbreath
additional engineer:
Andy Wroblewski
engineer:
Chris Bubacz
executive producer:
Jon Zazula
producer:
Paul Curcio
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (in 1983-05)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (in 1983-05)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (in 1983-05)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at and mixed at:
Music America Studios in Rochester, New York, United States (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Motorbreath (in 1983-05)
lyricist and composer:
James Hetfield
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.83:09
9One
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Metallica and Flemming Rasmussen
assistant mixer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1988-01 until 1988-05) and James Hetfield (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
arranger:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2018)
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Metal Performance nominees (number: 1990 winner) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 11)
recording of:
One (from 1988-01 until 1988-05)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.47:24
10The Unforgiven
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Tacci (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
recording engineer:
Randy Staub (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
recording of:
The Unforgiven (from 1990-10 until 1991-06)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
part of:
The Unforgiven
4.26:27
11Die Die My Darling
additional engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Leff Lefferts (engineer), Chris Manning (US bass player, writer, sound engineer and producer) and Kent Matcke
engineer:
Randy Staub
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) (from 1998-09 until 1998-10) and Randy Staub (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
editor:
Paul DeCarli and Mike Gillies
recorded at and mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
cover recording of:
Die, Die My Darling (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Danzig
publisher:
Evilive Music (work publisher; not a release label!)
4.22:29
12Whiskey in the Jar
recording engineer and engineer:
Randy Staub
additional engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Leff Lefferts (engineer), Chris Manning (US bass player, writer, sound engineer and producer) and Kent Matcke
co-producer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) (from 1998-09 until 1998-10) and Randy Staub (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
editor:
Paul DeCarli and Mike Gillies
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
cover recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy) (from 1998-09 until 1998-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band)
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
4.65:04
13Mama Said
assistant recording engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer) and Kent Matcke
recording engineer and mixer:
Randy Staub
assistant engineer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer)
producer:
James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich
additional assistant mixer:
Mike Rew
additional mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Curry (engineer)
assistant editor:
Mike Gillies and Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
editor:
Paul DeCarli
bass:
Jason Newsted (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1995-05 until 1996-02) and James Hetfield (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
recorded at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
additionally mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1996-03 until 1996-04)
music videos:
Mama Said (official Music video) by Metallica
recording of:
Mama Said (from 1995-05 until 1996-02)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
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