No Leaf Clover

"No Leaf Clover" is the eighth song on the live album S&M by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The song (along with "- Human") was one of two new pieces completed for the band's collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999. It begins with an intro section played by the orchestra, before entering into a clean guitar part by James Hetfield. The rest of the piece alternates between clean choruses and verses backed by heavily distorted guitars.

"No Leaf Clover"
Single by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony
from the album S&M
B-side"One" (S&M version)/"Enter Sandman" (S&M version)
ReleasedMarch 20, 2000[1]
RecordedApril 21–22, 1999
Berkeley Community Theatre
Berkeley, California
GenreSymphonic metal
Length5:43
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Metallica singles chronology
"Nothing Else Matters '99"
(1999)		 "No Leaf Clover"
(2000)		 "I Disappear"
(2000)
San Francisco Symphony singles chronology
"Nothing Else Matters '99"
(1999)		 "No Leaf Clover"
(2000)
Music video
"No Leaf Clover" on YouTube

Nowadays when the song is performed live, the orchestra backing track or footage of the S&M performance is used for the orchestra intro. It was the band's fourth No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It stayed at No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks. It was also featured in the trailer created by the distributor A.D. Vision for their DVD releases of the TV series Farscape.

The song "No Leaf Clover" featured as a playable track in the 2009 music game Guitar Hero: Metallica.

Single track listing

Australian version
  1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
  2. "One" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 7:47
  3. "Enter Sandman" (Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) – 7:11
  4. "No Leaf Clover" (video) (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:46
  5. "S&M Documentary" (video) – 35:49

All tracks are from the album S&M

UK version #1
  1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
    • "No Leaf Clover" ("Slice & Dice video") – 5:37
    • S&M Documentary Part 1 – 11:24

UK version #2
  1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
    • Photo gallery/album lyrics
    • S&M Documentary Part 2 – 17:13

UK version #3
  1. "No Leaf Clover" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:43
    • Metallica screensaver
    • S&M Documentary Part 3 – 16:43

Chart positions
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 41
Brazil (ABPD)[3] 73
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[4] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 40
Ireland (IRMA) 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 41
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 50
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 99
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 74
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 18
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 1

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Australia March 13, 2000 Vinyl, CD Elektra
Europe March 20, 2000 Vinyl, CD Elektra

References
  1. https://www.metallica.com/releases/singles/release-4312.html
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. "Canadian Rock peak". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". VG-lista.
  8. "Spanishcharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover" Canciones Top 50.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". Singles Top 100.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – No Leaf Clover". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. "Metallica Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Metallica Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  13. "Metallica Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
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