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Enter Sandman

"Enter Sandman" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.

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Genre
Heavy metal · hard rock
B-side
"Stone Cold Crazy"
Composers
James Hetfield · Lars Ulrich · Kirk Hammett
Label
Elektra
Length
5:31
Lyricist
James Hetfield

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Writing and recording

Composition

Release and reception

Music video

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Enter Sandman

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples159
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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Enter Sandman

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related to Release and reception · 35
Enter Sandman → According, Best Rock Song, Billboard, Billboard Hot, Bob Rock, CD, Chris True, European, German, German Singles Chart, Grammy Awards, Half, Hetfield, Holier Than Thou, In, In August, Initially, It, July, Life
related to Writing and recording · 33
Enter Sandman → An, April, As, August, Berkeley, Bob Rock, British Columbia, California, Canada, For, Hammett, Hetfield, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, June, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Los Angeles, Louder Than Love, May
related to Composition · 32
Enter Sandman → After, All, AllMusic, And Justice, Chris True, Distorted, E/B, Hammett, Heart, Hetfield, Howorth, Hush, Hush Little Baby, Ice-T's, It, It's, Just, Kirk Hammett, Kirk's, Lay Me Down
related to Appearances and covers · 25
Enter Sandman → Annual Grammy Awards, BBC, Best Metal Performance, Binge, Classic Albums, Cunning Stunts, Explosives, Following, Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Grammy Award, Grammy Awards, Half, Life, Live Earth, Live Shit, Metallica, Michael Kamen, Motörhead, MTV Video Music Awards, Purge
related to Music video · 17
Enter Sandman → Andrew Blackie, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Hard Rock Video, During, It, James Hetfield's, July, June, Los Angeles, Metallica, MTV Video Music Awards, PopMatters, Recorded, The, Throughout, Wayne Isham
Composers · 3
Enter Sandman → James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich
Producers · 3
Enter Sandman → Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
Genre · 2
Enter Sandman → hard rock, Heavy metal
related to Track listings · 2
Enter Sandman → Stone Cold Crazy, US
B-side · 1
Enter Sandman → "Stone Cold Crazy"

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Enter SandmanB-side"Stone Cold Crazy"1.00infobox
Enter SandmanComposersJames Hetfield1.00infobox
Enter SandmanComposersLars Ulrich1.00infobox
Enter SandmanComposersKirk Hammett1.00infobox
Enter SandmanGenreHeavy metal1.00infobox
Enter SandmanGenrehard rock1.00infobox
Enter SandmanLabelElektra1.00infobox
Enter SandmanLength5:311.00infobox
Enter SandmanLyricistJames Hetfield1.00infobox
Enter SandmanProducersBob Rock1.00infobox
Enter SandmanProducersJames Hetfield1.00infobox
Enter SandmanProducersLars Ulrich1.00infobox
Enter SandmanRecordedJune 16, 19911.00infobox
Enter SandmanReleasedJuly 29, 19911.00infobox
Enter SandmanStudioOne on One (Los Angeles)1.00infobox

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