"Public Enemy No. 1" is a song by American heavy metal band Megadeth, written by Dave Mustaine. It is the first single and second track from their thirteenth studio album Thirteen, which was released on November 1, 2011. The song was commercially released as a single on September 13, 2011, which was Mustaine's 50th birthday. A music video for the song was released on November 5, 2011.[1]
Mustaine has said that "Public Enemy No. 1" was written about 1920s gangster Al Capone. The inspiration was a possible haunting incident while the band was recording in an old building in Tennessee, which Mustaine described as being a "hideaway" of Capone's.
Music videoedit
On September 20, 2011, David Ellefson announced that the band was filming a Western-themed music video for the song in Valencia, California. The video includes live animals and footage of the band.[3] The video was released on November 4, 2011.
Critical receptionedit
Graham Hartmann of Loudwire gave the single three-and-a-half stars out of five, commenting that the song follows the standard Megadeth formula: "aggressive thrash and blistering guitar work", combined with Mustaine's "somewhat" clean vocals.[4]
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^Hartmann, Graham (September 8, 2011). "Megadeth, 'Public Enemy No. 1′ – Song Review". Loudwire. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^"Megadeth Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
^Thirteen liner notes. Roadrunner Records. 2011. pp. 3, 14.
External linksedit
Official website
December 15, 2023
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