Sad but True

E546887

"Sad but True" is a heavy, groove-driven metal track by Metallica, known for its down-tuned riff, dark lyrical themes, and prominence on their 1991 self-titled "Black Album."

All labels observed (1)

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Sad but True canonical 8

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Metallica ⓘ
Metallica (The Black Album) ⓘ
artist Metallica ⓘ
associatedWith The Black Album era ⓘ
bassist Jason Newsted ⓘ
chartPerformance charted in multiple countries ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
drummer Lars Ulrich ⓘ
followedBy Holier Than Thou ⓘ
genre groove metal ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ
guitarist James Hetfield ⓘ
Kirk Hammett ⓘ
hasBside Creeping Death (live) ⓘ
Nothing Else Matters (live) ⓘ
Sad but True (demo) ⓘ
So What? ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
includedInTour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour ⓘ
Wherever We May Roam Tour ⓘ
World Magnetic Tour ⓘ
WorldWired Tour ⓘ
label Elektra Records ⓘ
Vertigo Records ⓘ
liveArrangement often features extended middle section ⓘ
liveStaple true ⓘ
lyricalTheme control and manipulation ⓘ
dark themes ⓘ
inner conflict ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Wayne Isham ⓘ
notableFeature down-tuned guitar riff ⓘ
groove-driven rhythm ⓘ
partOf Metallica (album) tracklist ⓘ
performer Metallica ⓘ
precededBy Enter Sandman ⓘ
producer Bob Rock ⓘ
James Hetfield ⓘ
Lars Ulrich ⓘ
recordedFor Elektra Records ⓘ
Vertigo Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1991 ⓘ
singleReleaseYear 1993 ⓘ
tempo slow to mid-tempo ⓘ
trackNumber 2 ⓘ
tuning D standard ⓘ
writer James Hetfield ⓘ
Lars Ulrich ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metallica → notableSong → Sad but True ⓘ
American Bad Ass → hasSample → Sad but True ⓘ
Lars Ulrich → notableSongwritingContribution → Sad but True ⓘ
subject linked to: Lars Ulrich – drums
Metallica (The Black Album) → single → Sad but True ⓘ
World Magnetic Tour → featuresSong → Sad but True ⓘ
WorldWired Tour → featuresSong → Sad but True ⓘ