The View (song)

"The View"
Single by Lou Reed and Metallica
from the album Lulu
Released September 27, 2011
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 5:17
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Lou Reed chronology
"Gravity/Safety Zone"
(2007)
"The View"
(2011)
Metallica chronology
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"
(2009)
"The View"
(2011)
"Lords of Summer"
(2014)
Music video
"The View" on YouTube

"The View" is a single by American singer Lou Reed and American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the only single taken from the studio album Lulu, released on September 27, 2011.[3]

The song was poorly received by fans of Metallica.

Music video

A music video directed by Darren Aronofsky and released on December 3, 2011,[4] shows Lou Reed and Metallica performing a short version of the song in a recording studio.

Track listing

iTunes single
No. Title Length
1. "The View"   5:17

Personnel

References

  1. Hogan, Marc (September 19, 2011). "Lou Reed, Metallica Post 30-Second Collabo Preview". Spin. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  2. Fricke, David (September 28, 2011). "Lou Reed and Metallica - "The View"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. "The View - Single". iTunes. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  4. "The Video for The View Debuts on December 3". LouReedMetallica.com. December 2, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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