For the 1995 professional wrestling event, see Enter the Sandman.
"Enter Sandman"
Single by Metallica
from the album Metallica
B-side
"Stone Cold Crazy"
Demo version
"Holier Than Thou" (work in progress)
Released
July 29, 1991[1]
Recorded
June 16, 1991
Studio
One on One (Los Angeles)
Genre
Heavy metal[2]
hard rock[3]
Length
5:31
Label
Elektra
Composer(s)
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Lyricist(s)
James Hetfield
Producer(s)
Bob Rock
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Metallica singles chronology
"One" (1989)
"Enter Sandman" (1991)
"The Unforgiven" (1991)
Music video
"Enter Sandman" on YouTube
"Enter Sandman" is a song by 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.
The single reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum certification for more than 1,000,000 copies shipped in the United States, spurring sales of over 30 million copies for Metallica and propelling Metallica to worldwide popularity. Acclaimed by critics, the song is featured in all of Metallica's live albums and DVDs released after 1991 and has been played live at award ceremonies and benefit concerts.
^"Enter Sandman". Metallica.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^Divita, Joe (July 8, 2020). "The 12 Best Covers of Metallica's 'Enter Sandman'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^Bryan Rolli (May 9, 2023). "The Best Metallica Song From Every Decade". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 21, 2023. This era would include plenty of baffling artistic decisions and PR snafus, but there's no denying the primal, hard-rock perfection of the Black Album's lead single.
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