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	"'''Fuel'''" is a song by American ] band ]. The song was written by ], ], and ], and was released as the third single from their seventh album, '']''.		"'''Fuel'''" is a song by American ] band ]. The song was written by ], ], and ], and was released as the third single from their seventh album, '']''. The song was nominated for a ] for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999 but lost to ] for the song "]". It was moderately successful on the music charts, peaking at number two in Australia, number five in Finland and number six on the US '']'' ] chart.

	Metallica have frequently played ~~the song~~ in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album '']'' with ] conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra~~. Fuel was nominated for a ] for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999 but lost to ] for the song "]"~~.		Metallica have frequently played "Fuel" in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album '']'' with ] conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

	==~~Song~~ ~~usage~~==		==Track listing==
			'''UK CD single 1'''
	As an instrumental piece, "Fuel" was the ] and used as background music during race recaps for ] broadcasts on ] and ] from 2001 to 2003 seasons. (It was also used for the 2004 coverage of the ], but not as the theme song.) However, from the ] until the end of the 2001 season, the opening scream ("Give me fuel, Give me fire, Give me that which I desire!") was removed because of its close association with terrorists in the wake of the ].
			#"Fuel" – 4:30
			#"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:23
			#"Nothing Else Matters" – 6:08

			'''UK CD single 2'''
	An early demo version of the song entitled "Fuel for Fire", recorded on October 5, 1995, and featuring different lyrics, appears on the ''NASCAR Full Throttle'' ]. The song was used as the entrance music for NASCAR drivers ] and ] when they guest-starred on the October 26, 2009 episode of '']''.
			#"Fuel" – 4:32
			#"Wherever I May Roam" – 6:50
			#"One" – 8:06

			'''UK CD single 3'''
	The song was featured in the television series '']'', on the episode "]".<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208045758/http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/season-6/episode-07.htm \|date=2012-02-08 }}</ref>
			#"Fuel" – 4:30
			#"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:25
			#"Fuel" (Live) – 4:41
			#"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:25

			'''Japanese EP'''
	] has covered the song live paying tribute to the band at ]: Metallica, held in ], in 2003.
			#"Fuel" – 4:30
			#"Fuel" (Live) – 4:39
			#"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:24
			#"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:26
			#"One" (Live) – 8:07
			#"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:26

			All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998 at the ], ], ]
	The song was featured in the video game '']'' as the game's opening video music and a selectable music track in the game.

			==Charts and certifications==
	The song was also featured as the theme song for '']''.
			{{col-begin}}
			{{col-2}}

			===Weekly charts===
	The song was featured in the 2009 music game '']'' as a playable track.
			{\|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			!Chart (1998)
			!Peak<br>position
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Australia\|2\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Flanders Tip\|14\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Finland\|5\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Germany2\|57\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|songid=9011\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Dutch100\|53\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|New Zealand\|35\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Poland (])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=861\|title=Polish Singles Chart \|}}</ref>
			\|16
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Scotland\|29\|date=19980704\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Sweden\|49\|artist=Metallica\|song=Fuel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|UK\|31\|date=19980704\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{singlechart\|Billboardmainstreamrock\|6\|artist=Metallica\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			\|}
			{{col-2}}

			===Year-end charts===
	"Fuel" was used in a 2016 television advertising campaign for the 2016 ] and ].
			{\|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			!Chart (1998)
			!Position
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm\|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1998\|publisher=]\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}</ref>
			\|76
			\|}

			===Certifications===
	"Fuel" is also used as the intro song for the ] hockey team.
			{{Certification Table Top}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Australia\|type=single\|award=Gold\|relyear=1998\|certyear=1998\|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}
			{{Certification Table Bottom\|nosales=true}}
			{{col-end}}

	==Release history==		==Release history==
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			==In popular culture==
	==Track listing==
			As an instrumental piece, "Fuel" was the ] and used as background music during race recaps for ] broadcasts on ] and ] from 2001 to 2003 seasons. (It was also used for the 2004 coverage of the ], but not as the theme song.) However, from the ] until the end of the 2001 season, the opening scream ("Give me fuel, Give me fire, Give me that which I desire!") was removed because of its close association with terrorists in the wake of the ].
	;UK CD single 1
	#"Fuel" – 4:30
	#"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:23
	#"Nothing Else Matters" – 6:08

			An early demo version of the song entitled "Fuel for Fire", recorded on October 5, 1995, and featuring different lyrics, appears on the ''NASCAR Full Throttle'' ]. The song was used as the entrance music for NASCAR drivers ] and ] when they guest-starred on the October 26, 2009 episode of '']''.
	;UK CD single 2
	#"Fuel" – 4:32
	#"Wherever I May Roam" – 6:50
	#"One" – 8:06

			The song was featured in the television series '']'', on the episode "]".<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208045758/http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/season-6/episode-07.htm \|date=2012-02-08 }}</ref>
	;UK CD single 3
	#"Fuel" – 4:30
	#"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:25
	#"Fuel" (Live) – 4:41
	#"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:25

			] has covered the song live paying tribute to the band at ]: Metallica, held in ], in 2003.
	;Japanese EP
	#"Fuel" – 4:30
	#"Fuel" (Live) – 4:39
	#"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:24
	#"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:26
	#"One" (Live) – 8:07
	#"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:26

			The song was featured in the video game '']'' as the game's opening video music and a selectable music track in the game.
	All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998 at the ], ], ]

			The song was also featured as the theme song for '']''.
	==Charts==

	{\|class="wikitable"
			The song was featured in the 2009 music game '']'' as a playable track.
	\|-

	!Chart (1998)
			"Fuel" was used in a 2016 television advertising campaign for the 2016 ] and ].
	!Peak<br>position

	\|-
			"Fuel" is also used as the intro song for the ] hockey team.
	\|align='left'\|]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=861 \|title=Polish Singles Chart \|}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|16
	\|-
	\|UK Singles Chart
	\| style="text-align:center;"\|31
	\|-
	\|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks
	\| style="text-align:center;"\|6
	\|}

	==References==		==References==

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1998 single by Metallica

"Fuel"

Single by Metallica

from the album Reload

B-side

"Sad but True" (live)/"Nothing Else Matters" (live)
"Wherever I May Roam" (live)/"One" (live)
"Until It Sleeps" (live)/"Fuel" (live)/"Fuel" (demo)

Released

June 16, 1998

Recorded

1996

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

4:26

Metallica singles chronology

"The Unforgiven II"
(1998)

"Fuel"
(1998)

"Better than You"
(1998)

Music video

"Fuel" on YouTube

Audio sample

Fuel

"Fuel" is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica. The song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett, and was released as the third single from their seventh album, Reload. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999 but lost to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for the song "Most High". It was moderately successful on the music charts, peaking at number two in Australia, number five in Finland and number six on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Metallica have frequently played "Fuel" in concerts over the years, including the 1999 live album S&M with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Track listing

UK CD single 1

"Fuel" – 4:30
"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:23
"Nothing Else Matters" – 6:08

UK CD single 2

"Fuel" – 4:32
"Wherever I May Roam" – 6:50
"One" – 8:06

UK CD single 3

"Fuel" – 4:30
"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:25
"Fuel" (Live) – 4:41
"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:25

Japanese EP

"Fuel" – 4:30
"Fuel" (Live) – 4:39
"Sad but True" (Live) – 6:24
"Until It Sleeps" (Live) – 4:26
"One" (Live) – 8:07
"Fuel" (Demo) – 4:26

All live tracks were recorded on April 20, 1998 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)	14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	5
Invalid chart entered Germany2	57
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	53
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	35
Poland (LP3)	16
Scotland (OCC)	29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	49
UK Singles (OCC)	31
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	76

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Europe	June 16, 1998	Vinyl, CD	Elektra
United States	June 22, 1998	Vinyl, CD	Elektra

In popular culture

As an instrumental piece, "Fuel" was the theme song and used as background music during race recaps for NASCAR broadcasts on NBC and TNT from 2001 to 2003 seasons. (It was also used for the 2004 coverage of the Daytona 500, but not as the theme song.) However, from the MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 until the end of the 2001 season, the opening scream ("Give me fuel, Give me fire, Give me that which I desire!") was removed because of its close association with terrorists in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

An early demo version of the song entitled "Fuel for Fire", recorded on October 5, 1995, and featuring different lyrics, appears on the NASCAR Full Throttle CD. The song was used as the entrance music for NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano when they guest-starred on the October 26, 2009 episode of WWE Raw.

The song was featured in the television series House M.D., on the episode "Known Unknowns".

Avril Lavigne has covered the song live paying tribute to the band at MTV Icon: Metallica, held in Universal City, California, in 2003.

The song was featured in the video game Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open as the game's opening video music and a selectable music track in the game.

The song was also featured as the theme song for Hot Wheels Turbo Racing.

The song was featured in the 2009 music game Guitar Hero: Metallica as a playable track.

"Fuel" was used in a 2016 television advertising campaign for the 2016 Dodge Charger and Challenger.

"Fuel" is also used as the intro song for the Indy Fuel hockey team.

References

"Metallica – Fuel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica: Fuel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica – Fuel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica – Fuel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Polish Singles Chart |".
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica – Fuel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"Metallica Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1998". ARIA. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
Fox.com – House Episode Guide – "Known Unknowns" – (section) Featured Music Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Cover albums	Garage Inc.
Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited Beyond Magnetic
Collaboration projects	S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Lulu (with Lou Reed) S&M2 (with the San Francisco Symphony)
Live albums	Live Shit: Binge & Purge S&M Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Live at Grimey's Freeze 'Em All Through the Never S&M2
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