Five songs from Metallica's The Black Album were released as singles.
The five singles were “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “Wherever I May Roam” and “Sad but True.” Their releases extended the album's life and gave radio, television and music-video audiences several different entry points into the record.
“Enter Sandman” was the lead single in 1991. “The Unforgiven” followed that year, while “Nothing Else Matters,” “Wherever I May Roam” and “Sad but True” were issued during 1992 and 1993. The singles represented both the album's heavy songs and its ballad-oriented side.
The number five can be confused with the album's track count or with the number of songs that appeared in particularly prominent music-video rotation. The standard album contains more tracks than its five official singles.