Song · Metallica
“Broken, Beat & Scarred” by Metallica
From the album Death Magnetic (2008)
“Broken, Beat & Scarred” by Metallica appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the album Death Magnetic. Its best result is #56 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #275 alternative song of 2009.
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"Broken, Beat & Scarred" comes off Death Magnetic, Metallica's 2008 album, and in April 2009 it became the fourth and last single the record gave up. It's thrash metal with Rick Rubin producing and Greg Fidelman recording, with Fidelman and Andrew Scheps on the mix. All four players share the music credit, James Hetfield wrote the words and sings lead, and Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo add backing vocals behind Lars Ulrich's drums.
The title started a fight. Hetfield didn't like it, Ulrich was adamant, and the two argued about it at length before Ulrich's choice stuck. The video, directed by Wayne Isham, who had made several clips for the band before, premiered on the band's website in March 2009 and was shot live in Fresno, California, in December 2008, cut with footage from the World Magnetic Tour's stop in Ontario, California.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 67 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 56 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 | 105 |
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