The Right to Go Insane

"The Right to Go Insane"
Single by Megadeth
from the album Endgame
ReleasedApril 9, 2010
Recorded2009
GenreThrash metal
Length4:18
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)Dave Mustaine, Andy Sneap
Megadeth singles chronology
"Head Crusher"
(2009)
"The Right to Go Insane"
(2010)
"Sudden Death"
(2010)

"The Right to Go Insane" is a song by American heavy metal band Megadeth, written by Dave Mustaine. It is the final track and second single from their twelfth studio album Endgame. The song was commercially released as a single on April 9, 2010, and a music video was released directed by Bill Fishman, who produced the music video of the band's previous single, "Head Crusher". The music video was based on the real-life events surrounding Shawn Nelson's descent into madness and the famous tank rampage he engaged in which led to his death.

The song was chosen for its potential mainstream accessibility and was well received critically and commercially, becoming Megadeth's first song to chart well on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks since "Of Mice and Men" in 2005. It was also featured in a key closing scene of the film Land of the Lost. Roadrunner Records submitted the song to consideration for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards, but it did not ultimately receive a nomination.