The Wicker Man (song)

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"The Wicker Man"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Brave New World
B-side Standard edition
"Futureal (live)"
"Man on the Edge (live)"
Limited edition
"Man on the Edge (live)"
"Powerslave (live)"
"Killers (live)"
"Futureal (live)"
Released April 2000
Format CD single
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre Heavy metal
Length 4:35
Label EMI
Writer(s) Adrian Smith
Steve Harris
Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Futureal"
(1998)		 "The Wicker Man"
(2000)		 "Out of the Silent Planet"
(2000)
Alternative cover
Limited edition Cover

"The Wicker Man" is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their album Brave New World in April 2000. It was co-written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. It was co-produced by Kevin Shirley and Harris. The title is inspired by the British cult film of the same name. The song should not be confused with "Wicker Man" from Dickinson's solo career, the lyrics of which are more closely themed around the film. The latter song can be found on the 2 disc edition of The Best of Bruce Dickinson.

The radio version of the song differs from the album track, with the chorus' first line "Your time will come" followed by the line, "Thy will be done", and the third line followed by another "Thy will be done". The last line is followed by "Don't turn, don't run." This is the case for every chorus except for the third chorus in which the third line is followed by "I'll be the one" and the fourth line is followed by "Burn on the sun." This version is considered extremely rare. The single's cover art was by Mark Wilkinson, after a piece by the famed artist Derek Riggs was rejected. This was the last piece Riggs would create for Iron Maiden (until a piece for 2007's These Colours Don't Run), reasoning that they were too hard to work with.[1] This art work was used for the picture vinyl disc and various minor pressings.[2]

The guitar solo in "The Wicker Man" is played by Adrian Smith.

In 2001, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Metal Performance" but lost to "Elite" by Deftones.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Standard edition

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Adrian Smith) – 4:35
  2. "Futureal (Live at Helsinki Icehall - September 15th 1999)" (Blaze Bayley, Harris) – 2:58
  3. "Man on the Edge (Live at Filaforum, Milano - September 23rd 1999)" (Bayley, Janick Gers) – 4:37
  4. "The Wicker Man (video)" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35

[edit] Limited edition

A limited edition of "The Wicker Man" was also released. The limited edition contained 2 CDs and a double-faced poster, as well as a selection of live songs recorded during the Ed Hunter Tour. The European release of the single also contained a beermat.

[edit] Disc one

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35
  2. "Man on the Edge (Live at Filaforum, Milano - September 23rd 1999)" (Bayley, Gers) – 4:37
  3. "Powerslave" (Live at Palau Olimpico, Barcelona - September 25, 1999) (Dickinson) – 7:11
  4. "The Wicker Man (video)" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35

[edit] Disc two

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35
  2. "Futureal (Live at Helsinki Icehall - September 15th 1999)" (Bayley, Harris) – 2:58
  3. "Killers (Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam - September 10th 1999)" (Paul Di'Anno, Harris) – 4:28
  4. "Futureal (live video)" (Bayley, Harris) – 2:58

[edit] Picture vinyl disc

This edition of the single has two different artworks on both sides of the record.

[edit] Side one

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35

[edit] Side two

  1. "Powerslave" (Live at Palau Olimpico, Barcelona - September 25, 1999) (Dickinson) – 7:11
  2. "Killers (Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam - September 10th 1999)" (Paul Di'Anno, Harris) – 4:28

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 4[4]
Dutch Singles Chart 45[5]
Finnish Singles Chart 11[6]
French Singles Chart 39[7]
German Singles Chart 38[8]
Italian Singles Chart 4[9]
Norwegian Singles Chart 9[10]
Swedish Singles Chart 5[11]
Swiss Singles Chart 83[12]
UK Singles Chart 9[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Wicker Man Rejected Artwork
  2. ^ The Iron Maiden Commentary
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Metal Performance". Rock on the Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/metal.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Allmusic singles". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-maiden-p4560/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  5. ^ "Dutch Singles Charts". http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  6. ^ "Finnish Singles Charts". http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  7. ^ "French Singles Charts". http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  8. ^ "German Singles Charts". http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/IRON+MAIDEN/single?sort=entry. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  9. ^ "Italian Singles Charts". http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  10. ^ "Norwegian Singles Charts". http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  11. ^ "Swedish Singles Charts". http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  12. ^ "Swiss Singles Charts". http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=The+Wicker+Man&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  13. ^ "UK Singles Chart". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=464. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
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