Nothing Else Matters!

I think everyone knows that “Nothing Else Matters” is a very well-known song and also an album by Metallica band.

Singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield wrote this song while on the phone with his girlfriend. Since he held the phone with one hand, he plucked the four open strings of a standard E-minor chord with the other, which eventually made up the first two bars of the song. The lyrics were also dedicated to his girlfriend, which talk about being "so close, no matter how far", indicating the bond they shared even when Hetfield was on tour. Initially, the song was not meant to go on the album, and Hetfield had written it for himself, but only after drummer Lars Ulrich heard it was it considered for the record.

But why is that song so popular?

In my opinion, beside the very nice composition and performance, lyrics play a big role in this success. Perhaps everyone has experienced the moments in the life; the time that one is thinking to oneself:

“Nothing else matters anymore;

I don’t care about what they think or say;

I trust in myself and my decisions;

I wanna live my life in my way

…”