The music video premiered on MTV on February 26, 1992.
The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 6 on the UK Singles Chart as well as top-ten on many other European charts.
"Nothing Else Matters" was featured as a playable track in the music video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.
The song has been covered nearly 100 times.
Lead singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield wrote the song in 1990 while he was on the phone with his then girlfriend.