Creeping Death

1984 single by Metallica
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Creeping Death

Summary

Creeping Death is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creeping Death's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Creeping Death's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[4].
  • Creeping Death's composer is recorded as Cliff Burton[5].
  • Creeping Death's composer is recorded as Lars Ulrich[6].
  • Creeping Death's composer is recorded as Kirk Hammett[7].
  • Creeping Death's genre is heavy metal music[8].
  • Creeping Death's genre is thrash metal[9].
  • Creeping Death's based on is recorded as Plagues of Egypt[10].
  • Creeping Death was performed by Metallica[11].
  • Creeping Death's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records[12].
  • Creeping Death's record label is recorded as Elektra[13].
  • Creeping Death is part of Ride the Lightning[14].
  • Creeping Death's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Creeping Death was distributed by compact cassette[16].
  • Creeping Death was distributed by vinyl record[17].
  • Creeping Death's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Creeping Death was published on November 23, 1984[19].
  • Creeping Death's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[20].
  • Creeping Death's lyricist is recorded as Kirk Hammett[21].
  • Creeping Death's lyricist is recorded as Metallica[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8354fcf0-7db5-3419-a28b-8e2af15503eb[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Creeping Death was Metallica[11].

Publication

Creeping Death was published on November 23, 1984[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include heavy metal music[8] and thrash metal[9]. It is part of Ride the Lightning[14]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[16] and vinyl record[17].

Why It Matters

Creeping Death ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Metallica
    Publication date +1984-11-23T00:00:00Z
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