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==Composition==
The simpler songs in the album ''Metallica'',<ref name="ulrichca"/> including "Enter Sandman", are a departure from the band's previous, more musically complex album ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title =...And Justice for All — Review|url =https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12992|author =Huey, Steve|publisher =AllMusic|access-date =September 1, 2007|archive-date =October 28, 2010|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101028070042/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r12992|url-status =live}}</ref><ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|title =Enter Sandman Song Review|url =https://www.allmusic.com/song/t850588|author =True, Chris|publisher =AllMusic|access-date =August 27, 2007|archive-date =June 28, 2012|archive-url =https://archive.today/20120628154807/http://www.allmusic.com/song/t850588|url-status =dead}}</ref> Ulrich described "Enter Sandman" as a "one-riff song", in which all of its sections derive from the main riff credited to Kirk Hammett.<ref name="ulrichca"/>
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==Music video==
"Enter Sandman" was the second music video from Metallica and the first from ''Metallica''. It was also the first of six Metallica music videos directed by [[Wayne Isham]].<ref name="videosln">[[The Videos 1989-2004]] liner notes.</ref> Recorded in Los Angeles, it premiered on July 30, 1991, two weeks before the release of the album.<ref name="mettimeline1991"/> The plot of the music video directly relates to the theme of the song, combining images of a child having nightmares and images of an [[Sandman|old man]] ([[R. G. Armstrong]]) with shots of the band playing the song.<ref name="popmattersvideos"/> The child dreams that he is drowning, falling from the top of a building, covered in snakes, being chased by a truck and finally falling from a mountain while escaping the truck. During the part of the song in which the child recites a prayer, he is being watched by the Sandman. Throughout the video, the picture flickers continuously. The music video won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Hard Rock Video]] at the [[1992 MTV Video Music Awards]] and was nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]].<ref name="mettimeline1992"/> Andrew Blackie of PopMatters has said the video's "narrative suits the sludgy riffs and James Hetfield's twisted lullaby lyric".<ref name="popmattersvideos">{{cite news|title =Metallica — The Videos 1989–2004 – Review|url =http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9297/metallica-metallica-the-videos-1989-2004/|author =Blackie, Andrew|publisher =[[PopMatters]]|date =January 12, 2007|access-date =September 3, 2007|archive-date =October 1, 2007|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071001021046/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9297/metallica-metallica-the-videos-1989-2004/|url-status =live}}</ref>
==Appearances and covers==
"Enter Sandman" has been played in almost every Metallica live performance since its release. The band released live versions of the song in the videos ''[[Live Shit: Binge & Purge]]'', ''[[Cunning Stunts (Metallica)|Cunning Stunts]]'', and ''[[S&M (Metallica album)|S&M]]'' where the band played with the [[San Francisco Symphony]] led by maestro [[Michael Kamen]]. The song is discussed in the videos ''[[A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica]]'' and ''Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica'', and its video is available in ''[[The Videos 1989–2004]]''. Metallica has played the song live at awards ceremonies and benefit concerts, such as the [[1991 MTV Video Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|title =Video Music Awards — Past VMAs – 1991|url =http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/1991/|publisher =MTV|access-date =August 7, 2007|archive-date =January 5, 2008|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080105055413/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/1991/|url-status =dead}}</ref> the [[Grammy Awards of 1992|1992 Grammy Awards]],<ref name="mettimeline1992"/> the [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert|Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]],<ref>{{cite web |title =Singles — Live at Wembley|url =http://www.chapterinc.com/singles.cfm?recordID=11|publisher=Chapter Inc.|access-date =August 27, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928112028/http://www.chapterinc.com/singles.cfm?recordID=11 |archive-date = September 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Live Earth]].<ref>{{cite news|title =Metallica's 'Live Earth' Setlist Revealed|url =http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76297|publisher =Blabbermouth.net|date =July 7, 2007|access-date =August 27, 2007|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070828042810/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76297|archive-date =August 28, 2007|df =mdy-all}}</ref> Explosives are occasionally set off at 0:49 of the song, when the main riffs start. Following its UK terrestrial broadcast of Live Earth, the [[BBC]] received 413 complaints and apologized to Metallica fans for cutting the band's set before "Enter Sandman".<ref>{{cite news|title =Metallica Fans Complain To BBC About Band's Abbreviated 'Live Earth' Performance|url =http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76392|publisher =Blabbermouth.net|date =July 9, 2007|access-date =August 27, 2007|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070828044035/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76392|archive-date =August 28, 2007|df =mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title =BBC Apologizes To Metallica Fans|url =http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76860|publisher =Blabbermouth.net|date =July 16, 2007|access-date =August 27, 2007|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070828042426/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76860|archive-date =August 28, 2007|df =mdy-all}}</ref>
[[Motörhead]] covered "Enter Sandman" in 1998, and received a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] at the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards]].
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