Which Black Album song was co-written by Metallica bassist Jason Newsted?

“My Friend of Misery” was co-written by Metallica bassist Jason Newsted.

The song appears on Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album and credits Newsted alongside James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It began as an instrumental idea associated with Newsted, who had hoped to develop it as an instrumental track before it became a full song.

The final recording features a prominent bass-led opening and a reflective, uneasy mood. Its lyrics concern isolation, dissatisfaction, and the emotional distance between people, themes that contrast with the more direct arena-rock impact of several other Black Album songs.

Newsted’s songwriting credit is easy to miss because Metallica’s core writing credits most often center on Hetfield and Ulrich. He also co-wrote “Blackened” from ...And Justice for All and “Where the Wild Things Are” from ReLoad, but “My Friend of Misery” is his Black Album contribution.