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| Name = When the Wild Wind Blows |
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| Artist = [[Iron Maiden]] |
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| Released = August 13, 2010 |
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| track_no = 10 |
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| Recorded = [[Compass Point Studios]], [[Nassau, Bahamas]] in 2010 |
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| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] |
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| Length = 10:59 |
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| Label = [[EMI]] |
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| Writer = [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] |
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| Producer = [[Kevin Shirley]] |
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| prev = "The Man Who Would Be King" |
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"'''When the Wild Wind Blows'''" is the last track from [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]]'s album ''[[The Final Frontier]]''. Clocking at 10:59 it is the albums longest track. When the album was released it quickly became the albums most popular track. |
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In a July 1 interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] commented that the album mixes "straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex", referring particularly to "When the Wild Wind Blows", the band's third longest song to date, after "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Sign of the Cross":<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/iron-maiden-explores-the-final-frontier-1004101855.story|title=Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'|publisher=Billboard|date=July 1, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> ''<blockquote>"The rhythm's a little bit different from what we've done before, and there's lots of melodies... It's a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural."</blockquote>'' |
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According to a poll conducted on the album's [[facebook]] page, the song secured highest votes among the other songs on the album.<ref>http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1282459372</ref> |
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==Personnel== |
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* [[Bruce Dickinson]] – [[singer|lead vocals]] |
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* [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – [[electric guitar|guitar]] |
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* [[Janick Gers]] – [[electric guitar|guitar]] |
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* [[Adrian Smith]] – [[electric guitar|guitar]] |
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* [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – [[electric bass|bass]] |
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* [[Nicko McBrain]] – [[drum kit|drums]] |
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;with |
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* [[Kevin Shirley]] - [[production]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Iron Maiden}} |
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[[Category:Iron Maiden songs]] |
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[[Category:2010 songs]] |
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[[pt:When the Wild Wind Blows]] |
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Revision as of 19:35, 8 October 2010
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"When the Wild Wind Blows" is the last track from British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's album The Final Frontier. Clocking at 10:59 it is the albums longest track. When the album was released it quickly became the albums most popular track.
In a July 1 interview with Billboard, Dave Murray commented that the album mixes "straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex", referring particularly to "When the Wild Wind Blows", the band's third longest song to date, after "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Sign of the Cross":[1]
"The rhythm's a little bit different from what we've done before, and there's lots of melodies... It's a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural."
According to a poll conducted on the album's facebook page, the song secured highest votes among the other songs on the album.[2]
Personnel
- Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar
- Adrian Smith – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass
- Nicko McBrain – drums
- with
References
- ^ "Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'". Billboard. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1282459372
