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"Jump in the Fire" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second and final single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All. The single was accompanied by fake live performances of "Phantom Lord" and "Seek & Destroy" which were alternate studio recordings with sounds of a crowd overdubbed in.

"Jump in the Fire"
Single by Metallica
from the album Kill 'Em All
B-side	"Phantom Lord" (Live) "Seek & Destroy" (Live)
Released	January 20, 1984[1]
Recorded	May 10–27, 1983 at Music America Studios, Rochester, New York
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	4:40
Label	Megaforce
Songwriter(s)	Dave Mustaine James Hetfield Lars Ulrich
Producer(s)	Paul Curcio Johny Zazula
Metallica singles chronology
"Whiplash" (1984) "Jump in the Fire" (1984) "Fade to Black" (1984)
Audio sample
Jump in the Fire file help

Alongside "Hit the Lights" and "No Remorse", "Jump in the Fire" is one of Metallica's first original songs, having been included on Ron McGovney's '82 Garage demo, an unreleased recording. The original lyrics and content, which dealt with sex, were written by Dave Mustaine in his former band Panic at the age of 16. The original version that Mustaine introduced to Hetfield and Ulrich upon joining Metallica was raw. The three worked together on refining the song and the final outcome is what is heard on the demo. However, much like the events surrounding "The Four Horsemen", new lyrics were written by James Hetfield upon Mustaine's departure from Metallica. The new lyrics revolve around people being damned to Hell and therefore "jumping in the fire." Lars Ulrich claims that they had written the song to sound like "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden, which was popular at the time.[2] Current live performances since 2004 are in D standard tuning, as opposed to the E standard tuning of earlier live performances.

Commemoration

The single sleeve artwork depicts a red-skinned demonic creature basking in flames. This artwork copies the Demon off the cover of Graham Masterton's 1978 novel, The Devils of D-Day (Sphere, 1979 edition), painted by Les Edwards. In 2009, a collectible action figure of this character was released by MediCom Toy Inc. With an original retail price of $99.99, the approximately 12-inch (30.48 cm) tall figure is limited to 1,000 pieces and sold as an online exclusive.[3][4]

Track listing

International Single

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	30

References

External links

• Original work by Les Edwards used for the artwork of the single "Jump in the Fire"
• "Jump in the Fire" lyrics

На других языках

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- [en] Jump in the Fire

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[es] Jump in the Fire

«Jump in the Fire» es la cuarta canción del álbum debut de Metallica, Kill 'Em All, que salió al mercado como un sencillo en 1984. La letra de la canción habla desde el punto de vista del demonio que ve cómo la gente se mata entre sí, estando seguro de que irán al infierno por estas acciones, por lo que saltan al fuego ("Jump in the Fire"). Existe otra versión de la canción, que aparece en la maqueta No Life 'til Leather, la letra habla de sexualidad, escritas por el antiguo guitarrista de la banda, Dave Mustaine.

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[ru] Jump in the Fire

«Jump In The Fire» (с англ. — «Прыгай в огонь») — второй сингл трэш-метал-группы Metallica с дебютного альбома Kill 'Em All. Выпускался для поддержки тура Metallica по Англии вместе с Venom. Сингл включал в себя ненастоящие концертные исполнения «Phantom Lord» и «Seek & Destroy», которые были сделаны наложением звука толпы на альтернативные студийные записи.

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