Enter Sandman

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Written by: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Produced by: Bob Rock, Hetfield, Ulrich
Released: July '91 on Elektra
Charts: 20 weeks
Top spot: No. 16

Thanks to producer Rock, the coiled, brooding "Enter Sandman" was the first Metallica tune that sounded perfect for the radio (some die-hard fans have never forgiven them for that). It compressed all Metallica's power into one minimalist single. As drummer Ulrich pointed out in 1991, "The whole intro, the verse, the bridge, the chorus -- it's the same riff."

Appears on: Metallica (Elektra)

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