The Thing That Should Not Be

~ Recording by Metallica

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-03-03 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-03-03 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-03 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-04-11 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-05-21 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-06-01 CA
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-06 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986-08-01 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1986 -
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:34MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1987-01 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1988-09-30 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CD MFN 60 MPO 01 @ with sticker)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 1989-01-11 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be?:??MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (1993 Australasian Tour Gold Edition)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:37MetallicaMaster of Puppets (1995 remaster)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets (DCC Compact Classics)
  • 1999-07-13 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2003-11-06 JP
6.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaLimited‐Edition Vinyl Box Set
  • 2004-11-23 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:37MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2006-07-25 CA
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2006-08-09 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets (45 RPM series)
  • 2008-07-14 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
3.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:37MetallicaThe Metallica Collection
  • 2009-04-25 XW
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2009-06-24 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2010-09-22 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2011-11-02 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:37MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:34MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2015-07 XE
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets (remastered)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (Remastered)
  • 2017-11-10 XW
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (remastered deluxe version)
  • 2017-11-10 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (remastered)
  • 2017-11-10 GB
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2017-11-10 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (deluxe box set)
  • 2017-11-10 US
4.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (deluxe box set)
  • 2017-11-10 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (remastered)
  • 2017-11-10 US
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2017-11-10 XE
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (Metallica store / Remastered)
  • 2017-11-10 XW
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (Remastered)
  • 2017-11-10 XE
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be (remastered)6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (deluxe box set)
  • 2017-11-10 XW
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2017 XW
  • 2020-03-20 -
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
  • 2018-04-13 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (limited edition, reissue, remastered)
  • 2023-04-14 JP
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CD MFN 60 MPO 01 @ without sticker printed in England)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CD MFN 60 MPO 01 @ clear outer ring)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CDMFN 60 MASTERED BY NIMBUS)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CDMFN 60 ::: ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (Made in France by PRS)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (Reissue, Repress, Made in Germany by EDC)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets (PDO Germany reissue)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CDMFN 60 :· ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CD MFN 60 MPO 01 @ and mould hub MPO FRANCE 02 COMPACT DISC)
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:36MetallicaMaster of Puppets (CD MFN 60 MPO 01 @ without sticker printed in France)
Promotion
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMaster of Puppets
1.6The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMandatory Metallica
1.7The Thing That Should Not Be6:32MetallicaMandatory Metallica
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:34MetallicaMandatory Metallica 03
Bootleg
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets (unofficial)
  • 2007 -
1.3The Thing That Should Not Be6:39MetallicaMaster of Puppets

Relationships

engineer:Flemming Rasmussen
producer:Metallica
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant mixer:Mark Wilczak
mixer:Michael Wagener
drums (drum set):Lars Ulrich (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric bass guitar:Cliff Burton (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:Kirk Hammett (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:James Hetfield (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
arranger:James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Metallica (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1986)
Music for Nations (in 1986)
recorded at:Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)
mixed at:Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
has remixes:The Thing That Should Not Be (Back in Black remix) by Razed in Black
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7vFC68CBMKu99p4tIz6yzx [info]
recording of:The Thing That Should Not Be (from 1985-09-01 until 1985-12-27)

Related works

The Thing That Should Not Be

lyricist:James Hetfield
composer:Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
publisher:Creeping Death Music
later versions:The Thing That Should Not Be