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Sad but True

1991 song by Metallica
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Summary

Sad but True is a musical work/composition[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: James Hetfield[3], Lars Ulrich[4]
  • Producer: Bob Rock[5]
  • Performer: Metallica[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Publication date: 1991[8]
  • Lyricist: James Hetfield[9], Lars Ulrich[10]
  • Title: Sad but True[11]
  • Form of creative work: song[12]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4031953-1b79-31d3-8a22-4892142c0839[14]

Related Entities

James Hetfield Lars Ulrich

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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