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Whiplash

original song written and composed by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q763942
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Whiplash

Summary

Whiplash is a musical work/composition[1]. Whiplash ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whiplash's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Whiplash's composer is recorded as Lars Ulrich[4].
  • Whiplash's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[5].
  • Whiplash's genre is thrash metal[6].
  • Among the performers on Whiplash was Metallica[7].
  • Whiplash is part of Kill 'Em All[8].
  • Whiplash's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Whiplash was published on 1983[10].
  • Whiplash's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[11].
  • Whiplash's lyricist is recorded as Lars Ulrich[12].
  • Whiplash's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whiplash'}[13].
  • Whiplash's different from is recorded as Whiplash[14].
  • Whiplash's different from is recorded as Whiplash[15].
  • Whiplash's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b73980f1-f40d-33f8-91cf-4676e02c5906[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Whiplash was performed by Metallica[7].

Publication

Whiplash was released on 1983[10]. Whiplash's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Whiplash's genre is thrash metal[6]. Whiplash is part of Kill 'Em All[8].

Why It Matters

Whiplash ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[2] Whiplash has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

James Hetfield Kill 'Em All Lars Ulrich Metallica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Whiplash. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/whiplash-q763942
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_whiplash-q763942_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Whiplash}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/whiplash-q763942}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Metallica
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702055080, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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