MetallicaNo Leaf Clover (5:44)

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“No Leaf Clover” is the eighth song on Metallica’s S&M album. The song (along with “−Human”) was one of two new pieces completed for the band’s collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999. It begins with an intro section played by the orchestra, before entering into a clean guitar part by James Hetfield. The rest of the piece alternates between clean verses and choruses backed by heavily distorted guitars. It was the band’s fourth #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, one of many the band has achieved on this chart. The song stayed at #1 on this chart for seven consecutive weeks.

“No Leaf Clover” consists of many riffs which Hetfield had created over the years but never used. It wasn’t until Michael Kamen approached the band about the album that James completed it.

The term “no leaf clover” is a play on the four leaf clover, which is said to bring good luck. Conversely, Hetfield’s lyrics speak of nearly reaching a goal, only to be confronted with another problem:

“Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel was just a freight train coming your way”

Despite being completed especially for the S&M concert, the band adapted the song to be played without an orchestra using a taped intro section. It was performed without an orchestra for the first time on December 28, 1999 during the kick off of the “M2K Minitour” at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

“No Leaf Clover” is a playable track on the game Guitar Hero: Metallica. In the background, the orchestra can be seen playing.
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  • Robert161989

    really great

    11 days ago
  • Metality

    I absolutely adore the S&M version of this.

    17 days ago
  • BozekVooDoo

    ♥ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    27 days ago
  • CaiUnderground

    PQPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *0*

    last month
  • epickisms

    the best. that song makes me the chills..agr :D

    February 2012
  • MiPropiaSoledad

    I'm gonna listen to this song over and over again till the day I die!

    February 2012
  • wormsaiboty

    how can people say that metallica sold its soul in the late 90's?

    February 2012
  • atheistXpeace

    How can anyone not like this song?

    January 2012
  • sundayborn13

    Great song!

    November 2011
  • alfonzoloya

    From the last album with Jason (Newsted).

    November 2011
  • vusf

    Ебанутся можно.

    November 2011
  • TallicLizzy

    Glorious! I love it.

    September 2011
  • Cuca64

    Daaamn!!! 2:00 in the mourning n I'm screaming like crazy ... I know I'm crazy but this is a KICK ASS SONG !!!!!!

    September 2011
  • Trashatonement

    Metallica should be canonized for this x2.

    September 2011
  • CherFanGay

    This song just does make me die

    July 2011
  • MET4EvEr

    Amazing tune... It's coming your waaaaaaay!!

    July 2011
  • Sash5034

    So freaking epic.

    June 2011
  • karla_rock_love

    bella rOla :D

    June 2011
  • rekongstor

    This is the greatest and best song in the World.Seriously. [2]

    June 2011
  • Marthj

    epiiiiiiiiiiic

    May 2011
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