Metallica Song Catalog: Fuel

Written by

James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett

Total Performances

571

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First Performed Live

February 9, 1997

Chicago, IL, United States

Most Recent Performance

October 15, 2025

San Francisco, CA, United States

Appeared on These Releases

"The Garage Remains the Same" Album Cover

"Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica" Album Cover

"Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México" Album Cover

"The Big 4: Live in Sofia, Bulgaria" Album Cover

"Metallica Through the Never" Album Cover

"Live in Argentina (1993-2017)" Album Cover

Lyrics

Gimme fuel, gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Turn on, I see red Adrenaline crash and crack my head Nitro junkie, paint me dead And I see red One hundred plus through black and white Warhorse, warhead Fuck ‘em, man, white-knuckle tight Through black and white On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose, and clean And on I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel, gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Turn on beyond the bone Swallow future, spit out home Burn your face upon the chrome Take the corner, join the crash Headlights, head on, headlines Another junkie lives too fast Lives way too fast On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose, and clean And on I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel, gimme fire Gimme that which I desire White-knuckle tight Gimme fuel Gimme fire My desire On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose, and clean And on I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline Gimme fuel, gimme fire Gimme that which I desire