Only (Anthrax song)

"Only"
Single by Anthrax
from the album Sound of White Noise
Released	June 24, 1993 [1]
Recorded	1992
Genre	Heavy metal groove metal [2]
Length	4:56
Label	Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)	John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
Anthrax singles chronology
"Bring the Noise" (1991) "Only" (1993) "Room for One More" (1993)
Music video
Anthrax "Only" on YouTube

"Only" is a song by American heavy metal band Anthrax off their 1993 album Sound of White Noise . It is one of band's most popular songs from the John Bush era, and has also appeared on their compilation album, Return of the Killer A's . Metallica frontman James Hetfield called "Only" "a perfect song". ^{[3] [4]}

Personnel

• John Bush – lead vocals
• Dan Spitz – lead guitar
• Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
• Charlie Benante – drums

Single

The song was issued as a two-CD set featuring alternate color schemes of the single's artwork, one the regular color and the other would be green. It was also issued on picture disc and as a maxi single.

Track listing (part 2 of a 2-CD set)

• 1. "Only (LP Mix)"
• 2. "Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick cover)
• 3. "Noisegate"

Track listing (maxi single, picture disc, CD 1)

• 1. "Only (Radio Edit)"
• 2. "Cowboy Song" (Thin Lizzy cover)
• 3. "Sodium Pentathol"

* "Sodium Pentathol" also appears on the album Sound of White Noise and is labeled "C₁₁ H₁₇ N₂ O₂ S Na" there.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5]	48
Finnish Singles (The Official Finnish Charts) [6]	27
UK Singles (OCC) [7]	36
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8]	26

References

1. "Only - Anthrax". AllMusic . Retrieved February 21, 2020.
2. Ramirez, Carlos (August 28, 2009). "Top 10 John Bush Era Anthrax Songs". Noisecreep . Retrieved August 30, 2023. The clash of Bush's raspy vocals with Scott Ian's wall of dissonant rhythm guitar makes for a deadly blend of classic metal and post-thrash.
3. "Anthrax's Scott Ian Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'". Loudwire. April 16, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
4. "See Anthrax Play John Bush-Era Song "Only" Live for First Time in Over 10 Years". Revolver. July 27, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
5. "Anthrax – Only" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
8. "Anthrax Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.