Iron Maiden (song)
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| "Iron Maiden" | |||||
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| Song by Iron Maiden
from the album Iron Maiden |
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| Released | 9 November 1979 (in The Soundhouse Tapes) |
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| Recorded | Kingsway Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | EMI (UK) Capitol Records |
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| Writer | Steve Harris | ||||
| Producer | Will Malone | ||||
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"Iron Maiden" is a song by Iron Maiden on their debut album Iron Maiden. It was written by Steve Harris and had been featured before on The Soundhouse Tapes. The original recording featured Dennis Stratton and Dave Murray on guitars. The song is now well known as the band's signature song to the general public (along with "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills") and is usually played as one of the last songs of any given show.
A live video was the 16th video played during the launch of MTV, making it the first heavy metal video ever played on MTV (although this is somewhat debatable, as 2 videos before that, April Wine's "Just Between You and Me" was played, that band has also been listed as metal by some sources such as allmusic). During live performance the song is characterized by a live giant like version of Eddie, the band's mascot. The song has been a concert staple since the day it was released.
The song was covered in 2008 by Trivium on the tribute CD Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden released by Kerrang! magazine. [1] Trivium's cover is featured as a bonus track on the special edition of their album Shogun
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