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"Only"
SinglebyAnthrax
from the album Sound of White Noise
ReleasedJune 24, 1993[1]
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:56
LabelElektra Records
Songwriter(s)John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
Anthrax singles chronology
"Bring the Noise"
(1990)
"Only"
(1993)
"Room for One More"
(1993)
Music video
Anthrax "Only"onYouTube

"Only" is a song by American heavy metal band Anthrax off their 1993 album Sound of White Noise. It is one of band's most popular songs from the John Bush era, and has also appeared on their compilation album, Return of the Killer A's. Metallica frontman James Hetfield called "Only" "a perfect song".[3][4]

Personnel[edit]

Single[edit]

The song was issued as a two-CD set featuring alternate color schemes of the single's artwork, one the regular color and the other would be green. It was also issued on picture disc and as a maxi single.

Track listing (part 2 of a 2-CD set)

Track listing (maxi single, picture disc, CD 1)

* "Sodium Pentathol" also appears on the album Sound of White Noise and is labeled "C11H17N2O2 S Na" there.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 48
Finnish Singles (The Official Finnish Charts)[6] 27
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 36
USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 26

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Only - Anthrax". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  • ^ Ramirez, Carlos (August 28, 2009). "Top 10 John Bush Era Anthrax Songs". Noisecreep. Retrieved August 30, 2023. The clash of Bush's raspy vocals with Scott Ian's wall of dissonant rhythm guitar makes for a deadly blend of classic metal and post-thrash.
  • ^ "Anthrax's Scott Ian Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'". Loudwire. April 16, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  • ^ "See Anthrax Play John Bush-Era Song "Only" Live for First Time in Over 10 Years". Revolver. July 27, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  • ^ "Anthrax – Only" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Only_(Anthrax_song)&oldid=1211195428"

    Categories: 
    1993 singles
    Anthrax (American band) songs
    1992 songs
    Songs written by John Bush (musician)
    Elektra Records singles
    Songs written by Dan Spitz
    Songs written by Scott Ian
    Songs written by Frank Bello
    Songs written by Charlie Benante
    Alternative metal songs
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