Which Metallica song is the longest track on the standard 1991 album Metallica?

“My Friend of Misery” is the longest track on the standard 1991 album Metallica, with a listed duration of 6 minutes 49 seconds.

The song appears as track 11, immediately before “The Struggle Within.” Its duration narrowly exceeds “Wherever I May Roam,” which runs 6 minutes 44 seconds, and “Nothing Else Matters,” listed at 6 minutes 28 seconds. “The Unforgiven” is also shorter, at 6 minutes 27 seconds.

Jason Newsted wrote the song's main riff. It was originally conceived as an instrumental, continuing a pattern in which earlier Metallica albums had included instrumental pieces. James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich later helped develop it into a vocal song, with lyrics credited to Hetfield.

The title reflects the song's introspective mood, while its arrangement combines a prominent bass-led idea with the band's heavy guitar sound. The track is sometimes overlooked beside the album's singles, but its length and writing history make it one of the record's most distinctive deep cuts.