"To Live Is To Die" is a tribute to their former bassist Cliff Burton, who died before the recording was made. Though the track is considered an instrumental, it contains lyrics written by Burton.
The track "One" was the first single released by Metallica to have a video, a move which led to accusations of "selling out" from a number of the band's fans.
Track listing
"Blackened" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted)
"...And Justice For All" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
"Eye of the Beholder" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
"One" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
"The Shortest Straw" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
"Harvester Of Sorrow" (Hetfield/Ulrich)
"The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
"To Live Is To Die" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton)
"Dyers Eve" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
Chart Information
1988 ...And Justice For All (album) The Billboard 200 No. 6
1989 One (single) The Billboard Hot 100 No. 35