"Sweating Bullets" is a song by the American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

. It was released in 1993 as the third single from their fifth album, Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth. It was released on July 14, 1992 through Capitol Records. Countdown to Extinction is Megadeth's best-selling album, eventually achieving double platinum status...

. The song charted at #29 on the US Mainstream Rock chart and at #26 in the UK.

The term "to sweat bullets" means to be very nervous or anxious about something. About the lyrics, Dave Mustaine stated "I wrote that about myself. It was pointed out to me that I'm kind of schizophrenic

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...

 and that I live inside my head. Which is something I don't subscribe to, but I enjoyed the theory nonetheless.", and "I think all of us are sweating bullets all the time. Society's a joke right now, and people are getting more and more hostile. When you think about having an evil twin or schizophrenia, I think a lot of us are schizo, because we live inside our heads. There's someone we all confer with; it's called our conscience. Some people cannot control their other side; it takes them over. Everybody has that psychotic side. Everyone has a thing that will make them snap."

It is featured in the 2009 video game Guitar Hero 5

Guitar Hero 5

Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles...

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Music video

The music video for "Sweating Bullets" features Dave Mustaine living in an insane asylum. While looking at a mirror, someone grabs him, revealed to be himself. As the other Dave Mustaine talks to him, more Dave Mustaines appear and interact with the original. The other band members are also represented visually to have the same dissociative identity disorder.

Disc 1

1. "Sweating Bullets" (Anxiety Edit) (Mustaine) - 4:11
2. "Symphony of Destruction" (Live) (Mustaine) - 4:03
3. "Countdown to Extinction" (Live) (Mustaine/Menza/Ellefson/Friedman) - 4:21
4. "Symphony of Destruction" (Edited Gristle Mix) (Mustaine) - 3:49

Disc 2

1. "Sweating Bullets" (Live) (Mustaine) - 5:00
2. "Ashes in Your Mouth" (Live) (Mustaine/Menza/Ellefson/Friedman) - 6:27
3. "Symphony of Destruction" (Gristle Mix) (Mustaine) - 9:52