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Line 3: {{Good article}} {{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> \| Name = Enter Sandman \| Cover = Metallica - Enter Sandman cover.jpg \| alt = ~~\| Artist = [[Metallica]]~~ \| ~~Album~~ Artist = [[~~Metallica (album)\|~~Metallica]] \| Album = [[Metallica (album)\|Metallica]] \| B-side = {{hlist\|"[[Stone Cold Crazy]]" (originally performed by [[Queen (band)\|Queen]])\|"Enter Sandman (Demo)"\|"Holier Than Thou" (Work in Progress...)}} \| Released = July 30, 1991 \| Format = {{hlist\|[[Gramophone record\|7"]]\|[[12-inch single\|12"]]\|[[CD single\|CD]]\|[[Cassette single\|cassette]]}}▼ \| Recorded = June 16, 1991 at One on One Studios, Los Angeles ▲\| Format = {{hlist\|[[Gramophone record\|7"]]\|[[12-inch single\|12"]]\|[[CD single\|CD]]\|[[Cassette single\|cassette]]}} ~~\| Genre = [[Heavy metal music\|Heavy Metal]]~~ \| Genre = [[Thrash metal]] ~~\| Length = 5:32~~ \| ~~Label~~ Length = 5:32 \| Label = [[Elektra Records\|Elektra]] \| ~~Writer~~ Producer = {{hlist\|\|[[~~James~~Bob ~~Hetfield~~Rock]]\|[[James Hetfield\|Lars Ulrich~~]]\|[[Kirk Hammett]]~~}} \| ~~Producer~~ Writer = {{hlist\|\|[[~~Bob~~James ~~Rock~~Hetfield]]\|~~James Hetfield\|~~[[Lars Ulrich]]\|[[Kirk Hammett]]}} \| Last single = "[[One (Metallica song)\|One]]"<br />(1989) \| This single = "'''Enter Sandman'''"<br />(1991) \| Next single = "[[The Unforgiven (song)\|The Unforgiven]]"<br />(1991) \| Misc = {{External music video\|1={{YouTube\|id=CD-E-LDc384\|title="Enter Sandman"}}}} }} {{Listen\|filename=EnterSandman original riff.ogg\|title=The original main riff from "Enter Sandman"\|description=Sample of the main [[Ostinato#Riff\|riff]] from "Enter Sandman" as it was originally written by Kirk Hammett and before Lars Ulrich suggested to repeat the first part. This sample was taken from the DVD documentary, Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica.\|format=[[Ogg]]}} Line 25 ⟶ 26: {{Listen\|filename=Metallica - Enter Sandman.ogg\|title="Enter Sandman"\|description=Sample of "Enter Sandman" from Metallica's 1991 album ''[[Metallica (album)\|Metallica]]''. In this sample, the main riff of the song can be heard in the beginning followed by the verse and the pre-chorus. The whole song evolved from the main riff, written by guitarist Kirk Hammett. \|format=[[Ogg]]}} "'''Enter Sandman'''" is a song by American [[~~Heavy metal music\|heavy~~thrash metal]] band [[Metallica]]. It was released as the first single from their self titled fifth album, ''[[Metallica (album)\|Metallica]]'' in 1991. The music was written by [[Kirk Hammett]], [[James Hetfield]] and [[Lars Ulrich]]. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares. The single 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.

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