| "Whiplash" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Kill 'Em All | ||||
| B-side | "Whiplash" (Neckbrace Remix) | |||
| Released | August 8, 1983 | |||
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| Recorded | May 10–27, 1983 at Music America Studios, Rochester, New York | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
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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. The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
"Whiplash" was first played in October 23, 1982, and was one of the last songs they wrote for Kill 'Em All.