Bleeding Me
"Bleeding Me" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their 1996 album, Load. Although never commercially released as a single, a promotional CD was sent out to radio stations in 1997, and the song would eventually reach #6 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
Lyrics
Like many songs on Load, "Bleeding Me" features some of the most personal lyrics James Hetfield has ever written about. In a 2001 interview with Playboy, he explained the meaning of the song:Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.Metallica
- James Hetfield – vocals, guitar
- Kirk Hammett – guitar
- Jason Newsted – bass
- Lars Ulrich – drums
- Jim McGillveray – percussion
- Bob Rock – production
- Brian Dobbs – engineering, mixing
- Randy Staub – engineering, mixing
- Jason Goldstein – assistant engineering
- Kent Matcke – assistant engineering
- Mike Fraser – mixing
- Matt Curry – mixing assistant
- Mike Rew – mixing assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Paul DeCarli – digital editing
- Mike Gillies – digital editing assistant
- Chris Vrenna – digital editing assistant
- Satori – cover design
- Ross Halfin – photography
Track listing
- "Bleeding Me" – 5:57
- "Bleeding Me" – 8:18
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Mainstream Rock | 6 |
| US Active Rock | 2 |
| US Heritage Rock | 15 |