The Metallica hit is now one of the most well-known tracks from the band, becoming just the second to hit the Billboard Top 100. It peaked at No. 16 in the United States, although it would hit the No. 5 spot in the UK.
It wasn’t the only thing Ulrich helped to change on the track. Guitarist Kirk Hammett woke up at 3 a.m. to create the legendary riff, but he originally only played the riff once before moving on. Ulrich convinced him that it should be played three times before going into the fourth part, creating a bounce. It’s hard to even imagine it the original way, and Hammett even shared the original version in 2023.
Working together, they got a “three repeats and then a tail, and then you have a workable riff.” In the end, it became a group project, and it goes to show that you don’t need to know how to play guitar to know how a track goes together well.
When first released, though, it only made it to No. 16 on the Billboard Top 100. That was an achievement in itself, as it was only the second track by the heavy metal band to make it onto the mainstream charts, following “One” in 1989, which only reached No. 35.
Internationally, it became a much bigger hit, making it into the Top 10 across multiple countries, including Australia, UK, Canada, and Finland, where it reached the No. 1 spot.
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