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| "Whiplash" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Kill 'Em All | ||||
| B-side | "Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)" | |||
| Released | August 8, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | May 10–27, 1983 at Music America Studios (Rochester, New York) | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | James Hetfield | |||
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"Whiplash" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All, and the band's debut single overall, released on August 8, 1983.[1] The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead, whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[2]
The single also includes fake live performances of "Seek & Destroy" and "Phantom Lord", which are actually alternate studio recordings with overdubbed crowd noise.[3]
- ^ "Whiplash | Metallica.com". www.metallica.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "47th Grammy Awards - 2005". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved February 11, 2007.
- ^ "Metallica Discography". Metallica. Retrieved May 26, 2020.