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"Harvester of Sorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 28, 1988, as the first single from their fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). The song debuted at a live performance prior to the release of ...And Justice for All while the band was on the summer Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.

Not to be confused with The Harvest of Sorrow.

"Harvester of Sorrow"
Single by Metallica
from the album ...And Justice for All
B-side
ReleasedAugust 28, 1988[1]
Recorded
  • 1988
  • One on One Studios
    (Los Angeles, California)
GenreHeavy metal
Length5:45
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Flemming Rasmussen
  • Metallica
Metallica singles chronology
"Master of Puppets"
(1986)		 "Harvester of Sorrow"
(1988)		 "Eye of the Beholder"
(1988)

The single contained two B-sides, both of which were cover songs: "Breadfan", originally by Budgie, and "The Prince", originally by Diamond Head. There was an error in the mastering of the recording: At the end of "Breadfan", a distorted voice can be heard saying "Mommy, where's Fluffy?". This was actually intended to be the intro to the next track, "The Prince". However, it was separated in the wrong place.[citation needed] The band decided not to correct this error when the tracks were included on their 1998 Garage Inc. compilation.


Content


The song's subject matter refers to a man who descends into madness, taking out his anger on his family. At the end of the song, it is hinted his sanity snaps and he murders them.


Cover versions


The song was covered by San Francisco–area punk rock band Link 80 for the 2000 compilation album Punk Goes Metal. Apocalyptica covered the song for the A Tribute to the Four Horsemen cover album. German electronic group Funker Vogt also covered the song on The Blackest Album Vol. 3 tribute album.


Personnel


Metallica

Release history


Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom August 19, 1988 CD, vinyl Elektra
United States August 28, 1988

Chart positions


Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA) Singles Chart[2]
100
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 30
Spain (AFYVE)[5] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 20

References


  1. "Harvester of Sorrow release date" Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Metallica.com. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 25 August 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 83)". imgur.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Harvester of Sorrow". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. "Metallica – Harvester of Sorrow". Top 40 Singles.
  5. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  6. "Metallica: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

На других языках

[de] Harvester of Sorrow

Harvester of Sorrow (englisch für „Ernter des Kummers“) ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Metal-Band Metallica. Es wurde im Vereinigten Königreich als zweite Single ihres vierten Studioalbums …And Justice for All ausgekoppelt, während in Nordamerika Eye of the Beholder als zweite Single veröffentlicht wurde.
- [en] Harvester of Sorrow

[es] Harvester of Sorrow

«Harvester of Sorrow» es la sexta canción de ...And Justice for All, el cuarto álbum de estudio del grupo musical estadounidense de thrash metal Metallica. Esta canción fue el primer sencillo extraído del álbum de estudio. Toma su nombre de una célebre obra del compositor Rachmanninov. Del mismo modo que en todo el álbum, la letra de la canción es oscura y seria.

[ru] Harvester of Sorrow

«Harvester of Sorrow» — песня американской метал-группы Metallica. Она был выпущена 28 августа 1988 года как первый сингл с их четвёртого студийного альбома …And Justice for All (1988). Песня дебютировала на живом выступлении перед выпуском …And Justice for All, когда группа была в летнем турне Monsters of Rock в 1988 году с Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken и Kingdom Come.


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