One

1990

Metal

Artist

Metallica

Song

One

Album

Rough Justice

Released

1993-01-01

Duration

6:50

"One" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the third and final single from the band's fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). Written by band members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the song portrays a World War I soldier who is severely wounded by a land mine. Blind, deaf, and unable to speak or move, he begs God to take his life. In the music video, attempting to communicate with the hospital staff he jolts in his bed, spelling SOS in Morse code. Production of the song was done by the band alongside Flemming Rasmussen. It peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a number one hit in Finland.

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