Which Metallica cover won the 2000 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance?

“Which Metallica cover won the 2000 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance?” — The answer is “Whiskey in the Jar.” Metallica won the award at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for its rendition of the traditional Irish song, making the track one of the band’s most notable early-2000s successes.

The band’s version was recorded for the 1998 album Garage Inc., a collection devoted largely to songs Metallica had covered throughout its career. “Whiskey in the Jar” is not a Metallica original: the traditional song has been recorded by many artists, including Thin Lizzy, whose 1972 version helped popularize it internationally and strongly influenced Metallica’s arrangement.

The 2000 award is easy to confuse with Metallica’s Grammy wins in the metal category. The band had already won for “One” in 1990, while “Whiskey in the Jar” won in Best Hard Rock Performance. Other Garage Inc. tracks include “Turn the Page,” “Die, Die My Darling,” and “Astronomy,” but none of those was the 2000 category winner. The song’s video also helped bring Metallica’s folk-rock cover to a broad audience.