Which Metallica song is the longest track on The Black Album, running about 6 minutes 47 seconds?

“My Friend of Misery” is the longest track on Metallica's The Black Album, running about 6 minutes 47 seconds.

The song appears as track 11 on the standard album sequence. Jason Newsted wrote the main bass riff, and the piece developed from an instrumental idea. Its brooding structure and extended instrumental passages make it longer than the album's better-known ballad, “Nothing Else Matters.”

Track lengths can vary slightly between editions and databases because of different mastering, indexing, or release formats. The album's standard running time is listed as 62 minutes and 40 seconds, while “My Friend of Misery” is commonly listed at approximately 6:47.

The track is sometimes overlooked because the album's biggest singles receive most of the attention. Nevertheless, its length and bass-led writing make it a distinctive part of the record. It also reflects the broader collaborative approach used during the sessions, when ideas from members beyond the main Hetfield–Ulrich songwriting partnership were developed into finished songs.