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"The Memory Remains" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, with British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull singing backup. It was the lead single from their seventh studio album, ReLoad, released in 1997. It was first performed live in a "jam" version on July 2, 1996. Faithfull was brought in as James Hetfield felt her "weathered, smellin'-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD voice" fit what he described as "the whole eeriness of the Sunset Boulevard-feel of the song", given the lyrics tell the story of a faded artist who goes insane from losing her fame. The spoken words "Say yes, at least say hello" during the outro, are a reference to The Misfits, which is the last movie Marilyn Monroe starred in.

The song was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Part of the intro riff is similar to Black Sabbath's song "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." It can be heard playing in the strip club Bada Bing! in the episode of The Sopranos, "The Knight in White Satin Armor." The song was used by WWE as one of the official theme songs to WrestleMania XXVIII promoting the "End of an Era" Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and The Undertaker.