"Turn the Page" is a song originally recorded by Bob Seger in 1971 and released on his Back in '72 album in 1973.

"Turn the Page" is about the emotional and social ups and downs of a rock musician's life on the road.

We'd been traveling all night from the Detroit area to make this gig, driving in this blinding snowstorm.

We’d been harassed at a truck stop in Wisconsin at two in the morning by some salesmen who kept calling us “girls” because we all had long hair.

[5][6] Both Seger's studio and live versions of "Turn the Page" feature a Mellotron and a saxophone part played by founding Silver Bullet member Alto Reed.

[7] The Silver Bullet Band Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Seger's third best song, saying that it "featured one of the most memorable saxophone lines in rock and roll history" and that "'The same old cliches, is that a woman or a man?'

Australian singer Jon English released a version of the song in 1974 as the lead single from his second studio album, It's All a Game.

[10] American country singer Waylon Jennings released a version of the song on his 1985 album, Turn the Page.

American heavy metal band Metallica released a version of the song as the first single from their 1998 Garage Inc. album.

Drummer Lars Ulrich had heard the original song while driving across the Golden Gate Bridge and later commented that he thought it "had [Metallica frontman] James Hetfield all over it".

[12] Metallica's rendition is taken at much the same tempo as Seger's, but with a heavier feel; the saxophone melody is replaced by a high slide guitar line from Kirk Hammett.

"[13] The accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and is presented in a documentary-style format starring Ginger Lynn as a single mother.

Lynn initially turned down the role several times over the course of three months, as she found the premise denigrating and was skeptical with Metallica covering one of her favorite Seger songs.

At the end of her shift, they drive back to the motel, and once her daughter goes to sleep, she prepares for her night job as a street prostitute.

[14] Upon its release, the video drew criticism from women's rights groups, who were furious over Lynn's role as a sex worker.

Furthermore, a lawyer representing the Children's Right Council suggested Metallica be prosecuted under child endangerment laws for the premise of the daughter's exposure to her mother's line of work.