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Album Endgame
44 Minutes by Megadeth
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MegadethProduced by
Andy Sneap & Dave MustaineWrited by
Dave MustaineAbout
The third song on the album, Endgame, the song’s lyrics portray the events of the North Hollywood shootout, that occurred in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on February 28, 1997.
44 Minutes Lyrics
[Intro]
"73-43 requesting assistance, we have 2-11 in progress at the Bank of America, we have shots fired"
"One or two officers need help, B of A"
"Suspects are leaving the bank, do not approach the bank"
"Shots are being fired from AK-47, there is an officer down"
"We are all pinned down by automatic gunfire"
[Verse 1]
It was a cool winter's morning
Somewhere shortly past 9:00 AM
The armored car they wanted to heist wasn't coming
So instead, they went for the bank
The fateful duo that sat in the get-away car
Heavily sedated with thousands of rounds
Armor piercing, fully automatic weapons
The bowls of wrath poured out on the ground
[Chorus]
Baptized in a firefight
Hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
All Hell's breaking loose
Outgunned, watching "The Force" come to a firefight
With a pocketknife
Getting schooled until they shot Achilles' heel
And brought down the beast
[Verse 2]
This was an accident waiting to happen
It wasn't if it would happen, it was when
The city's people sabotaged themselves
Calling their firepower an unneeded expense
The two most violent men it seemed couldn't be stopped
Standard police issue guns were just not enough
But SWAT arrived and settled the fight
Between AK-47 and AR-15
[Chorus]
Baptized in a firefight
Hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
All Hell's breaking loose
Outgunned, watching "The Force" come to a firefight
With a pocketknife
Getting schooled until they shot Achilles' heel
And brought down the beast
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Baptized in a firefight
Hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
All Hell's breaking loose
Outgunned, watching "The Force" come to a firefight
With a pocketknife
Getting schooled until they shot Achilles' heel
And brought down the beast
44 Minutes Q&A
Who wrote 44 Minutes's ?
44 Minutes was written by Dave Mustaine.
Who produced 44 Minutes's ?
44 Minutes was produced by Andy Sneap & Dave Mustaine.
When did Megadeth release 44 Minutes?
Megadeth released 44 Minutes on Tue Sep 15 2009.
What did Megadeth say about "44 Minutes"?
Dave Mustaine:
A song called “44 Minutes” was about a bank robbery [the infamous North Hollywood shootout of 1997]. That bank robbery I wrote a song about, and underneath that snare, we’re using a sample of an AK-47. It’s a gun salute, where they do fire squad. These are things that you hear with r...