An early demo of Metallica’s Fuel, that was first released as a B-side to The Memory Remains single in 1997, then released on the compilation album NASCAR: Full Throttle CD. in 2001.
The song was first heard during the “Poor Touring Me” tour at Fort Worth, Texas on May 9, 1997. The song didn’t have...
[Intro]
'Gimme Fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire!
Oouh...
[Verse]
Turn on the dynamo
Into the wild I go...
No other place I know!
I know
Turn on, I see red
Warhorse, Warhead
Throttle up for speed ahead!
Yeah ahead...
[Chorus]
Ooooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean
Ooooh, and on I burn
Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline
So 'gimme fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire
Oouh...
[Verse]
Can't fight the need for speed
I'm loose (I'm loose), I'm clean (I'm clean)
I'm burning lean and mean
And mean!
Ignite the open trail
Excite (exceed), exhale, comin' on, hot from hell!
Yeah hot from hell!
[Chorus]
Ooooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean
Ooooh, and on I burn
Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline
So 'gimme fuel, 'gimme fire, 'gimme that which I desire
Oooh, yeah-heh
[Breakdown/Solo]
On I burn!
[Solo]
[Reprise]
(On, and on, and on..) 'Gimme me fuel
(On, and on, and on..) Give me fire
(On, and on, and on..) My desire
(On, and on, and on..)
[Chorus]
(On, and on, and on..) Ooooh, on I burn
(On, and on, and on..) Fuel is pumping engines
(On, and on, and on..) Burning hard, loose, and clean
(On, and on, and on..) And I burn
(On, and on, and on..) Turning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline
Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!
Oouh!
[Outro]
Oouh!
Fuel for Fire was written by Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett.
Fuel for Fire was produced by Bob Rock.
Metallica released Fuel for Fire on Tue Nov 11 1997.