The single also includes fake live performances of "Seek & Destroy" and "Phantom Lord", which are actually alternate studio recordings with overdubbed crowd noise.[3]
Live performances
"Whiplash" was first played live in October 23, 1982,[4] and was one of the last songs Metallica wrote for Kill 'Em All.[citation needed] As of 2022 the song has been played 953 times.[5]
The song can be heard during a fight scene in the 2012 comedy film That's My Boy - starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
According to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in an interview, "Whiplash" was the favorite Metallica song of the late Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.[6]
While not an official cover of the song itself, Corey Taylor and his band play the main riff of "Whiplash" as a finale to their cover of "Holier Than Thou" that featured on The Metallica Blacklist.
