Hit the Lights
Metallica * Track #1 On Kill ‘Em All
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Hit the Lights by Metallica
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Performed by
MetallicaProduced by
Paul CurcioWrited by
James Hetfield & Lars UlrichAbout
“Hit the Lights” (as we know it) was written in 1982, and is the opening song on the album Kill ‘Em All. In the early years “Hit the Lights” was the song to kick off most of their concerts.
James Hetfield had written most of the song in his previous band called Leather Charm. When Lars Ulrich and h...
Hit the Lights Lyrics
[Verse 1]
No life ‘til leather
We're gonna kick some ass tonight
We got the metal madness
When our fans start screaming, it's right
Well, all right, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
When we start to rock
We never wanna stop again
[Chorus]
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
[Verse 2]
You know our fans are insane
We're gonna blow this place away
With volume higher
Than anything today
The only way, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
When we start to rock
We never wanna stop again
[Chorus]
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
[Verse 3]
With all-out screaming
We're gonna rip right through your brain
We got the lethal power
It is causing you sweet pain
Oh, sweet pain, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
When we start to rock
We never wanna stop again
[Chorus]
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
Hit the lights!
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
Hit the Lights Q&A
Who wrote Hit the Lights's ?
Hit the Lights was written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.
Who produced Hit the Lights's ?
Hit the Lights was produced by Paul Curcio.
When did Metallica release Hit the Lights?
Metallica released Hit the Lights on Mon Jul 25 1983.
What did Metallica say about "Hit the Lights"?
I’m not going to argue with that. The version on Kill ’Em All was basically a marriage of two songs. Hetfield brought in the verses and the chorus, which came from something he had done in a band called Leather Charm, and I brought in the whole back half of it, which was from something I had done be...