My Apocalypse

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{{Infobox song

| name = My Apocalypse

| cover = Metallica - My Apocalypse cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = Single

| artist = Metallica

| album = Death Magnetic

| released = August 26, 2008

| recorded = March 12, 2007–May 11, 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California; Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and HQ in San Rafael, California

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Thrash metal

| length = 05:01

| label = {{hlist|Warner Bros.|Mercury}}

| composer = {{hlist|James Hetfield|Kirk Hammett|Robert Trujillo|Lars Ulrich}}

| lyricist = James Hetfield

| producer = Rick Rubin

| prev_title = The Day That Never Comes

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Cyanide

| next_year = 2008

}}

"My Apocalypse" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the second single from their studio album Death Magnetic, and is the final track on the album. On August 26, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (for Platinum Members only) on the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica.{{cite web|title=METALLICA: Entire 'My Apocalypse' Song Available For Streaming|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103518|date=2008-08-26|access-date=2008-08-26|publisher=Blabbermouth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830022717/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103518|archive-date=2008-08-30|url-status=dead}} The song was later released as a digital single in the iTunes Store.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601136 |title=NEWS HEADLINES |access-date=2008-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305070832/http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601136 |archive-date=2011-03-05 |url-status=dead }}

The band first performed this song in Birmingham, UK, on March 25, 2009, during their World Magnetic Tour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/metallica/2009/lg-arena-birmingham-england-5bd6c3f4.html|access-date=2021-01-23|title=Metallica Setlist at LG Arena, Birmingham|website=setlist.fm|archive-date=2021-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129110208/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/metallica/2009/lg-arena-birmingham-england-5bd6c3f4.html|url-status=live}} "'My Apocalypse' was a cool song," remarked bassist Robert Trujillo. "It was fast; it had the thrash element of the past."{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Everley|title=It's a surrealisitic journey set to the sound of Metallica!|magazine=Classic Rock #189|date=October 2013|page=17}} The name of its parent album is derived from its lyric, "Death magnetic, pulling closer still."

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the single won the "Best Metal Performance" category.{{cite web |url=http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#04 |title=THE 51ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS WINNERS LIST|website=content.grammy.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805193328/http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archive-date=2009-08-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2009 Winners List|date=2009-02-08|publisher=MTV|access-date=2012-02-06|archive-date=2012-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629104136/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list.jhtml|url-status=dead}}

More recently, a new introduction to the song was added. Lars Ulrich said, "We've been enjoying playing 'My Apocalypse' out here on the road but felt like it could use something extra. We decided that it needed a cool intro to set the mood so James wrote one."{{cite web |url=http://www.metallica.com/news/jul-31-2009-my-apocalypse-new-intro.asp |title=Metallica.com |publisher=Metallica.com |date=2009-07-31 |access-date=2013-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119125654/http://www.metallica.com/news/jul-31-2009-my-apocalypse-new-intro.asp |archive-date=2013-01-19 }}

At 5 minutes and 1 second long, "My Apocalypse" is the shortest song on Death Magnetic.