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The Unforgiven

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

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

Key Facts

  • Composer: James Hetfield[3], Lars Ulrich[4], Kirk Hammett[5]
  • Genre: heavy metal music[6]
  • Performer: Metallica[7], Vishal Taklani[8], Diet Cig[9], Ha*Ash[10], Flatbush Zombies[11], Moses Sumney[12], Cage the Elephant[13]
  • Record label: Elektra[14]
  • Part of: Metallica[15]
  • Language of work or name: English[16]
  • Publication date: 1990[17]
  • Lyricist: James Hetfield[18], Lars Ulrich[19], Kirk Hammett[20]
  • Title: The Unforgiven[21]
  • Different from: The Unforgiven[22]
  • Form of creative work: song[23]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 08326ff7-6ceb-33d8-afbb-9e91f773b717[25]

Related Entities

James Hetfield Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . 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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