(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

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"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"

Song by Metallica
from the album Kill 'Em All
Released	July 1983
Recorded	May 1983
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	4:14
Label	Megaforce Records
Writer(s)	Cliff Burton
Producer(s)	Paul Curcio, Jon Zazula
Kill 'Em All track listing
"Hit The Lights" "The Four Horsemen" "Motorbreath" "Jump in the Fire" "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" "Whiplash" "Phantom Lord" "No Remorse" "Seek & Destroy" "Metal Militia"

"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" is a composition by Metallica bassist Cliff Burton and is featured on Metallica's 1983 debut album Kill 'Em All. Besides bass, the song contains a voice intro of "Bass solo, take one" and the addition of Lars Ulrich on drums at 2:28.

The song is a bass solo that showcases Burton's skills and techniques as well as his influences: Geddy Lee from Rush, Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath, Lemmy from Motörhead, and jazz bassist Stanley Clarke. Heavy distortion (Electro-Harmonix Big Muff), tapping, and a wah-wah pedal are used by Burton to produce many of the unique sounds that can be heard throughout the song.

It is the only original Metallica song in which James Hetfield does not have a writing credit and one of two in which Lars Ulrich doesn't (the other is Motorbreath).This song is rarely played live because Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield will not have any participation and, since Cliff died in 1986, it would be thought of as disrespectful to play it.^{[citation needed]}