"Now That We're Dead" is a song by American
heavy metal band
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
and the fourth
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
from their tenth studio album, ''
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct''. The song was released as a single five months after the album's release, on April 18, 2017. The song made its live debut at
Gocheok Sky Dome
The Gocheok Sky Dome () is a domed baseball stadium located in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO League, KBO club Kiwoom Heroes. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators fo ...
in
Seoul on January 11, 2017, and was later played during ''
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' on May 15, 2017.
Music videos
The first music video of the song was released on November 16, 2016, and was directed by Herring & Herring and edited by Jeremiah Bruckart. The second music video was released on May 31, 2017, and was filmed in
Mexico City by Brett Murray.
In other media
The song was used as the entrance theme for
WWE wrestler
The Undertaker during the first night of
WrestleMania 36
WrestleMania 36 was the 36th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brand divisions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
prior to his
Boneyard Match against
AJ Styles. The match was also The Undertaker’s final match of his career, as he would then announce his retirement from in-ring competition at
Survivor Series later in the year, which coincided with
the 30th anniversary of his debut with the company. The song was also used in a video package celebrating his career which aired during the event.
In July 2020, WWE chairwoman
Stephanie McMahon revealed that Metallica was originally scheduled to perform the song live at WrestleMania 36, which was to be held at
Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa, Florida, had the
COVID-19 pandemic not forced WWE to hold the show
behind closed doors.
Raymond James Stadium hosted
WrestleMania 37 the following year instead. Metallica did not make an appearance at WrestleMania 37.
Personnel
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James Hetfield
James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder and a main songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionall ...
– vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
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Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
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Robert Trujillo – bass
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Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played tennis in his ...
– drums
Charts
References
2016 songs
2017 singles
Metallica songs
Songs written by James Hetfield
Songs written by Lars Ulrich
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