&The Memory Remains& is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was the lead single from their seventh studio album, ReLoad, released in 1997. It was first performed live in a &jam& version on July 2, 1996. The song features British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull performing backing vocals.
The song was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Part of the intro riff is similar to their earlier song &Fade to Black& and to Black Sabbath's song &Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.& It can be heard playing in the strip club Bada Bing! in the episode of The Sopranos, &The Knight in White Satin Armor.& The spoken words &Say yes, at least say hello& during the outro, are a reference to &The Misfits&, which is the last movie Marilyn Monroe starred in. The song was used by WWE as one of the official theme songs to WrestleMania XXVIII promoting the &End of an Era& Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and The Undertaker.
The single was successful, hitting #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. It was Metallica's last appearance in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 until 2008's &The Day That Never Comes&.
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