Only (Anthrax song)

1993 single by Anthrax

"Only"

Single by Anthrax
from the album  Sound of White Noise
Released| June 24, 1993[1]
Recorded| 1992
Genre|

* Heavy metal
* groove metal[2]

Length| 4:56
Label| Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)| John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
Anthrax singles chronology
| "Bring the Noise"
(1991)  | "Only"
(1993)  | "Room for One More"
(1993)

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Music video
Anthrax "Only" on YouTube

"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

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* John Bush – lead vocals
* Dan Spitz – lead guitar
* Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
* Charlie Benante – drums

## Single

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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)

* 1\. "Only (LP Mix)"
* 2\. "Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick cover)
* 3\. "Noisegate"

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

* 1\. "Only (Radio Edit)"
* 2\. "Cowboy Song" (Thin Lizzy cover)
* 3\. "Sodium Pentathol"

* "Sodium Pentathol" also appears on the album Sound of White Noise and is labeled "C11 H17 N2 O2 S Na" there.

## Charts

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Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 101
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 48
Finnish Singles (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 27
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 36
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 26

## References

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1. ^ "Only - Anthrax". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
2. ^ 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."
3. ^ "Anthrax's Scott Ian Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'". Loudwire. April 16, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
4. ^ "See Anthrax Play John Bush-Era Song "Only" Live for First Time in Over 10 Years". Revolver. July 27, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
5. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing June 14, 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
6. ^ "Anthrax – Only" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
9. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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* Greg D'Angelo
* Neil Turbin
* Dan Spitz
* Matt Fallon
* John Bush
* Paul Crook
* Dan Nelson
* Rob Caggiano
* Jon Dette

Studio albums|

* Fistful of Metal
* Spreading the Disease
* Among the Living
* State of Euphoria
* Persistence of Time
* Sound of White Noise
* Stomp 442
* Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
* We've Come for You All
* The Greater of Two Evils
* Worship Music
* For All Kings

Live albums|

* Live: The Island Years
* Music of Mass Destruction
* Alive 2
* Gigantour
* Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert
* The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer)

Extended plays|

* Armed and Dangerous
* I'm the Man
* Penikufesin
* Inside Out
* Summer 2003
* Anthems

Compilations|

* Attack of the Killer B's
* Return of the Killer A's
* Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax
* Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991)

Songs|

* "Madhouse"
* "I Am the Law"
* "Indians"
* "Antisocial"
* "Got the Time"
* "Bring the Noise"
* "Only"
* "Black Lodge"

Video albums|

* Music of Mass Destruction
* Alive 2 - The DVD
* Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991)
* The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

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