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Hardwired

2016 single by Metallica
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Hardwired

Summary

Hardwired is a single[1]. Hardwired ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hardwired's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Hardwired's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[4].
  • Hardwired's genre is thrash metal[5].
  • Hardwired's genre is speed metal[6].
  • Hardwired followed Lords of Summer[7].
  • Hardwired was followed by Moth into Flame[8].
  • Among the performers on Hardwired was Metallica[9].
  • Hardwired's record label is recorded as Blackened Recordings[10].
  • Hardwired is part of Hardwired… to Self-Destruct[11].
  • Hardwired's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Hardwired was distributed by music download[13].
  • Hardwired was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Hardwired was released on August 18, 2016[15].
  • Hardwired's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[16].
  • Hardwired's lyricist is recorded as Lars Ulrich[17].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hardwired'}[18].

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: Single[19]

  • First release date: 2016-08-19[20]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, speed metal, thrash metal[21]

  • Community tags: hard rock, speed metal, thrash metal[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dfe5fd31-b914-4f85-8c24-90d01d0e1d8e[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hardwired was performed by Metallica[9].

Publication

Hardwired was released on August 18, 2016[15]. Hardwired's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include thrash metal[5] and speed metal[6]. Hardwired is part of Hardwired… to Self-Destruct[11]. Recorded distribution format include music download[13] and music streaming[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hardwired followed Lords of Summer[7]. Hardwired was followed by Moth into Flame[8].

Why It Matters

Hardwired ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] Hardwired has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Blackened Recordings James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Metallica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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