Enter Sandman
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"Enter Sandman" is a 1991 heavy metal song by Metallica, famous for its dark, nightmarish lyrics and iconic guitar riff that helped propel the band to mainstream success.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumType | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | MTV Video Music Award for Best Hard Rock Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Jason Newsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Stone Cold Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 16 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 10 ⓘ |
| composer |
James Hetfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirk Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGuitarRiffBy | Kirk Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | The Unforgiven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatusFor | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Enter Sandman music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
clean guitar intro building into heavy riff
ⓘ
lullaby-style spoken section ⓘ |
| helpedPropel | Metallica mainstream success ⓘ |
| includedInList |
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Kirk Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5:31 ⓘ |
| lyricist | James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Wayne Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | One ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1990-10
ⓘ
1991-06 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
Vertigo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-07-29 ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood fears
ⓘ
nightmares ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| vocalist | James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
One (Metallica song)