In My Darkest Hour
| "In My Darkest Hour" | |
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| Single by Megadeth | |
| from the album So Far, So Good... So What! | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Recorded | 1986-1987 |
| Studio | Capitol Records |
| Genre | Thrash metal |
| Length | 6:16 (6:26 on 2004 reissue) |
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"In My Darkest Hour" is a song by the American Heavy metal music|heavy metal band Megadeth. It is the sixth track from their third studio album So Far, So Good... So What! which released in 1988 under Capitol Records. The song is frequently preformed live by the band and is the fifth most live preformed song in their discography.[1]. The song was featured in the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, where it received a music video as well as featuring on the films official soundtrack released under Capitol [2].
The song is a tribute to late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who passed away in 1986.
Development
The music of the song was written by band frontman Dave Mustaine in a single sitting [3] after a friend had contacted Mustaine to inform him of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's passing. Mustaine was frustrated with the members of Metallica for not contacting him personally, stating in an interview [3]:
I took it really personal because, I figured, "You fuckers, you know we're all brothers in a band and he dies and you have someone else call me?" So I took it very, very, very bad.
— Dave Mustaine
The "darkest hour" mentioned in the song refer to general loneliness and isolation, however the lyrics and song subject refer to an ex-girlfriend of Mustaine's [3]. The song was released as a promotional single for the film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, in which the song features as part of the film's official soundtrack [4].
Music video
The music video accompanying the song was directed by Penelope Spheeris [5] and featured a trimmed version of the song (from 6:16 to 5:12), intercut with interview footage of the band as well as a live performance of the song. The music video was banned from airing on MTV following accusations the lyrics promoted suicide [6].
Personnel
Megadeth
- Dave Mustaine - Vocals, guitar
- Jeff Young - Guitar
- Dave Ellefson - Bass
- Chuck Behler - Drums
Production
- Produced by Paul Lani and Dave Mustaine
- Engineered by Paul Lani with Matt Freeman
- Mixed by Michael Wagener
- Executive Produced by Tim Carr
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
References
- ↑ "In My Darkest Hour by Megadeth Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ The Decline Of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-08-26
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grow, Kory; Grow, Kory (2017-01-11). "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ "Various - The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ↑ "Penelope Spheeris Music Video Credits as Director". IMVDb. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "MEGADETH - IN MY DARKEST HOUR - FROM THE VAULT". SkullsNBones Metal Website. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
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