The Day That Never Comes

Summary

The Day That Never Comes is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Day That Never Comes's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• The Day That Never Comes's composer is recorded as James Hetfield^[4].
• The Day That Never Comes's genre is heavy metal music^[5].
• The Day That Never Comes's genre is thrash metal^[6].
• The Day That Never Comes followed Some Kind of Monster^[7].
• The Day That Never Comes was followed by My Apocalypse^[8].
• The Day That Never Comes was produced by Rick Rubin^[9].
• Among the performers on The Day That Never Comes was Metallica^[10].
• The Day That Never Comes's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[11].
• The Day That Never Comes is part of Death Magnetic^[12].
• The Day That Never Comes's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Day That Never Comes was distributed by compact disc^[14].
• The Day That Never Comes was distributed by music download^[15].
• The Day That Never Comes's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• The Day That Never Comes was published on August 21, 2008^[17].
• The Day That Never Comes's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield^[18].
• The Day That Never Comes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Day That Never Comes'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[20]

• First release date: 2008-08-21^[21]

• Genre(s): thrash metal^[22]

• Community tags: thrash metal^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 05df69bc-501d-3911-a799-0ba3713d731d^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Day That Never Comes was performed by Metallica^[10]. It was produced by Rick Rubin^[9].

Publication

The Day That Never Comes was published on August 21, 2008^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include heavy metal music^[5] and thrash metal^[6]. It is part of Death Magnetic^[12]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[14] and music download^[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Day That Never Comes followed Some Kind of Monster^[7]. It was followed by My Apocalypse^[8].

Why It Matters

The Day That Never Comes ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]