"If Darkness Had a Son" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the third single in promotion of their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons. It was released on March 1, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti.
Background The song was teased on February 28, 2023, on Metallica's TikTok as a duet with an instrument added each day.
Reception The song hit No. 1 on Billboards Hot Trending Songs chart, and saw 1.1 million official U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads upon the release of the song. The song was also named the Heavy Metal song of the week by Consequence.
Personnel James Hetfield – guitar, vocals Lars Ulrich – drums Kirk Hammett – guitar Robert Trujillo – bass
Music video The music video was directed by Tim Saccenti and filmed in Los Angeles on January 9, 2023, and was premiered on March 1, 2023.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "If Darkness Had a Son" Chart (2023) Peakposition Canada Digital Songs (Billboard) 29 Germany Airplay (TopHit) 44 Italy Airplay (FIMI) 78 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 34 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 53 UK Singles Downloads (OCC) 52 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) 34
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "If Darkness Had a Son" Chart (2023) Position US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard) 46
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