"Only" | ||||
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Single by Anthrax | ||||
from the album Sound of White Noise | ||||
Released | June 24, 1993 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:56 | |||
Label | Elektra Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante | |||
Anthrax singles chronology | ||||
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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]
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)
Track listing (maxi single, picture disc, CD 1)
* "Sodium Pentathol" also appears on the album Sound of White Noise and is labeled "C11 H17 N2 O2 S Na" there.
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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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 |
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.