Enter Sandman

Summary

Enter Sandman is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,173 views/month, #184 of 23,006).^[2]

Key Facts

• Enter Sandman's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Enter Sandman's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Enter Sandman followed One^[5].
• Enter Sandman was followed by The Unforgiven^[6].
• Enter Sandman was performed by Metallica^[7].
• Enter Sandman's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records^[8].
• Enter Sandman is part of Metallica singles discography^[9].
• Enter Sandman's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Enter Sandman was distributed by compact disc^[11].
• Enter Sandman was distributed by compact cassette^[12].
• Enter Sandman was distributed by 7″ single^[13].
• Enter Sandman was distributed by 12" single^[14].
• Enter Sandman was published on July 29, 1991^[15].
• Enter Sandman's tracklist is recorded as Enter Sandman^[16].
• Enter Sandman's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield^[17].
• Enter Sandman's nominated for is recorded as Juno Award for Best Selling Single^[18].
• Enter Sandman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Enter Sandman'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[20]

• First release date: 1991-08-22^[21]

• Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop^[22]

• Community tags: 80s, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop, pop/rock, speed/thrash metal^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: d4b155ef-b049-3425-a67e-524f3a75ec77^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Enter Sandman was performed by Metallica^[7].

Publication

Enter Sandman was published on July 29, 1991^[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is heavy metal music^[4]. It is part of Metallica singles discography^[9]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[11], compact cassette^[12], 7″ single^[13], and 12" single^[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Enter Sandman followed One^[5]. It was followed by The Unforgiven^[6].

Why It Matters

Enter Sandman ranks in the top 0.8% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,173 views/month, #184 of 23,006).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]