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I disappear

I Disappear is a song by thrash metal band Metallica.

About[]

The song was recorded as a contribution to the soundtrack of the film Mission: Impossible II, and reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. It was also their final #1 on this chart. This is the only song not appearing on any studio album.

The discovery of the song in early 2000 on the P2P file-sharing network Napster helped bring the illegal sharing of mp3 files to the spotlight, leading to the massive lawsuits that eventually brought down the original incarnation of Napster.

Video[]

The video to the song, directed by Wayne Isham, features the members from Metallica in scenes that reference other movies; James Hetfield is driving a car down a San Franciscan hill, in a chase sequence resembling (Bullitt), Kirk Hammett is on a desert being chased by a plane (North by Northwest), Jason Newsted is in a mansion struggling against hundreds of people that walk by him (Brazil), and Lars Ulrich jumps off a building (Die Hard). The car driven by James in the video is a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. Upon the video's completion, it was given to Hetfield as a gift. It was later auctioned off on eBay by James himself for charity.

Live[]

  • "I Disappear" has been performed live 94 times as of January, 2025.
  • "I Disappear" was first performed live on June 3rd, 2000, in Culver City, California, at the Sony Pictures Studios, for the MTV Movie Awards 2000.
  • It was last performed live on May 17th, 2023, in Saint-Denis, France, at the Stade de France, during the M72 World Tour.

Trivia[]

  • This is the last studio release to feature bassist Jason Newsted.
  • A new version of this song was later released on the Metallica release "The Videos: 1989-2004" with a more overdriven sound to the guitars and some sections were redone.

Lyrics[]

Here I go now
Here I go into new days

Here I go now
Here I go into new days

I’m pain, I’m hope, I’m suffer
Here I go into new days

Ain’t no mercy
Ain’t no mercy there for me

Ain’t no mercy
Ain’t no mercy there for me

I’m pain, I’m hope, I’m suffer
Ain’t no mercy
Ain’t no mercy there for me

Do you bury me when I’m gone?
Do you teach me while I’m here?
Just as soon as I belong
Then it’s time I disappear

And I went
And I went on down that road

And I went on
And I went on down that road

I’m pain, I’m hope, I’m suffer
And I went on
And I went on down that road

Do you bury me when I’m gone?
Do you teach me while I’m here?
Just as soon as I belong
Then it’s time I disappear

Do you bury me when I’m gone?
Do you teach me while I’m here?
Just as soon as I belong
Then it’s time I disappear

I’m gone

Do you bury me when I’m gone?
Do you teach me while I’m here?
Just as soon as I belong
Then it’s time I disappear

Do you bury me when I’m gone?
Do you teach me while I’m here?
Just as soon as I belong
Then it’s time I disappear

Disappear

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