Don't Tread on Me

1991 song by Metallica
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2567946
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Don't Tread on Me

Summary

Don't Tread on Me is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Tread on Me's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Don't Tread on Me's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[4].
  • Don't Tread on Me's genre is heavy metal music[5].
  • Don't Tread on Me followed Enter Sandman[6].
  • Don't Tread on Me was produced by Bob Rock[7].
  • Among the performers on Don't Tread on Me was Metallica[8].
  • Don't Tread on Me's record label is recorded as Elektra[9].
  • Don't Tread on Me is part of Metallica[10].
  • Don't Tread on Me's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Don't Tread on Me's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Don't Tread on Me's lyricist is recorded as Lars Ulrich[13].
  • Don't Tread on Me's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9907d70-f76d-34d5-9b9e-b8f5621e8703[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Don't Tread on Me was Metallica[8]. It was produced by Bob Rock[7].

Publication

Don't Tread on Me's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[5]. It is part of Metallica[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Don't Tread on Me followed Enter Sandman[6].

Why It Matters

Don't Tread on Me ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Don't Tread on Me. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-t-tread-on-me
MLA “Don't Tread on Me.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-t-tread-on-me.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_don-t-tread-on-me_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Don't Tread on Me}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-t-tread-on-me}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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