Which Metallica song is track five on The Black Album and runs 6 minutes 44 seconds?

“Wherever I May Roam” is track five on Metallica's The Black Album and runs 6 minutes 44 seconds.

The song follows “The Unforgiven” and precedes “Don't Tread on Me” in the album sequence. Its length makes it one of the record's more expansive tracks, although the album overall is more concise than Metallica's earlier releases.

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich wrote the music, and Hetfield wrote the lyrics. The song's title and lyrics reflect a life of travel and independence, themes that connected with Metallica's extensive touring identity.

“Wherever I May Roam” was also released as a single in October 1992. It reached number two on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The track is sometimes confused with “Nothing Else Matters,” another long Black Album song, but its official album duration is 6:44.