Which song is the longest track on Metallica’s 1991 album Metallica, known as The Black Album?

“My Friend of Misery” is the longest track on Metallica’s 1991 album Metallica, widely known as The Black Album.

The song runs for 6 minutes and 49 seconds, making it the album’s longest original studio track. It appears as track 11, immediately before the closing song “The Struggle Within.” Its extended arrangement gives the record a darker, more spacious moment late in the sequence.

“My Friend of Misery” began as an instrumental idea associated with bassist Jason Newsted. The finished version received lyrics and vocals, turning the musical concept into a song about isolation, resentment, and emotional distance. The writing credits include James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Jason Newsted.

Listeners sometimes choose “Nothing Else Matters” because it is the album’s best-known ballad, but that song is shorter at 6 minutes and 28 seconds. “My Friend of Misery” is the precise answer when comparing the original album’s track lengths.