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Enter Sandman

original song written and composed by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich; first recorded by Metallica
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Summary

Enter Sandman is a musical work/composition[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Kirk Hammett[3], James Hetfield[4], Lars Ulrich[5]
  • Genre: heavy metal music[6]
  • Performer: Metallica[7], Pat Boone[8]
  • Part of: Metallica[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Publication date: 1991[11]
  • Lyricist: James Hetfield[12], Kirk Hammett[13], Lars Ulrich[14]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Rock Song[15]
  • Title: Enter Sandman[16]
  • Form of creative work: song[17]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5f97e53-ed4d-3721-afb5-5c47dda08782[19]

Related Entities

James Hetfield Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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