Cover Versions and Appearances in Media
- Motörhead (who have been cited by Metallica as a major influence) covered this song for the Metallica tribute album Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute and won their first Grammy in the awards of 2005 in the Best Metal Performance.
- It was covered by Billy Milano, Scott Ian, Philip Soussan, and Vinny Appice for Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica.
- Pantera, using the joke name "Applicant", performed the song live with Jason Newsted on bass, and members Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) switching roles.
- Destruction covered this song for a Metallica tribute album, and released it on some editions of their album All Hell Breaks Loose as a hidden bonus track.
- Stone Gods covered the song on their Knight of the Living Dead tour.
- Whiplash appears in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
- Whiplash is a playable song in Guitar Hero: Metallica.
- The song can be heard, during a fight scene, in the 2012 comedy film That's My Boy - starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
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