Congrats are to ensure that Metallica, as their most streamed track on Spotify, “Enter Sandman,” has surpassed the one billion streams mark. That is rarified air, particularly within the rock world, the place the songs which have reached the mark are nonetheless comparatively minimal.
Metallica now joins the ranks AC/DC (“Freeway to Hell,” “Again in Black,” “Thunderstruck”), Arctic Monkeys (“Do I Wanna Know?”), Bon Jovi (“Livin’ on a Prayer”), Fleetwood Mac (“Desires”), Journey (“Do not Cease Believin'”), Linkin Park (“Within the Finish” and “Numb”), Lynyrd Skynyrd (“Candy Residence Alabama”), Maneskin (“Beggin'”), Nirvana (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”), Oasis (“Wonderwall”), Panic! on the Disco (“Excessive Hopes”), Queen (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Do not Cease Me Now,” “One other One Bites the Mud” and “Underneath Stress”), Radiohead (“Creep”), Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers (“Underneath the Bridge” and “Californication”), The Killers (“Mr. Brightside”), The Police (“Each Breath You Take”), The White Stripes (“Seven Nation Military”), and Twenty One Pilots (“Confused Out,” “Trip” and “Heathens”) as rock and steel acts represented within the 1 billion streams membership.
“Enter Sandman” was initially featured on Metallica’s self-titled 1991 ‘Black Album.’ The track hit No. 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and crossed over to hit No. 16 on the Billboard Scorching 100. It has been licensed as a gold bodily single within the U.S. and a triple-platinum digital single. It additionally stands because the sixth most carried out track within the band’s stay historical past and has been coated by Motorhead, Foo Fighters, Volbeat, John 5, Apocalyptica and extra.
Reflecting on the track’s historical past, Jason Newsted as soon as acknowledged that he felt the observe was “kinda corny,” however admitted there was no denying its influence on the band and the music-listening world.
“Our softest track ever took down the most important partitions to permit our hardest songs ever to penetrate the world. When it was No. 1 in 35 international locations in a single week, and 7 of these international locations we hadn’t even been to but? Dude, that does not occur to a band who go, ‘Die! Die!’ more often than not,” recalled the band’s former bassist.
Revisit the track, in addition to our video historical past of the observe, under.
