![]() ![]() In addition, it was covered on a String Quartet Tribute to the band. Since its release, the song has been covered by Dream Theater, Avulsed, Iced Earth, Sinergy, Powderfinger, Djali Zwan (whose version was used for the soundtrack of the cult film Spun), The Iron Maidens and many other bands. 6 in Martin Popoff's book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time, a list said to be compiled from 15,000 votes submitted by musicians, music journalists and the general public. 7 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and No. "The Number of the Beast" is one of the band's most popular songs, appearing at No. In 2005, to tie in with the 2004 DVD The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days, "The Number of the Beast" was re-released, along with live versions of the song and " Hallowed Be Thy Name", recorded in 2002. It is also the last single to feature Clive Burr on drums, as he was replaced by Nicko McBrain at the end of The Beast on the Road tour in 1982. Dickinson had sung live for the first time on an Iron Maiden tour only three nights earlier, on 26 October in Bologna, a month and a half following the dismissal of previous vocalist Paul Di'Anno. The live version of "Remember Tomorrow" was recorded during the Killer World Tour in Padua, Italy, on 29 October 1981 with Dickinson on vocals. ![]() The single was also released in red vinyl. The cover of The Number of the Beast is the aftermath to the cover of the " Run to the Hills" single where Eddie and Satan are depicted in battle. The single's cover is the last of three singles to feature Riggs' depiction of Satan, which debuted on the cover of the " Purgatory" single. In the Classic Albums documentary based on The Number of the Beast album, Dickinson states that it came about through frustration with producer Martin Birch, who forced him to sing the introduction repeatedly for hours on end. The track is known for its very long, high-pitched and guttural wail at the end of the intro, which AllMusic describes as "the most blood-curdling Dickinson scream on record". According to lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, the band originally asked Vincent Price to read the intro, but decided to hire Clayton after Price refused to do it for anything less than £25,000. The song opens with a spoken word passage, read by English actor Barry Clayton, which quotes Revelation 12:12 and Revelation 13:18. Additionally, the song has been covered numerous times and has appeared in several video games and films.Īccording to the song's writer, bassist and band-founder Steve Harris, it was inspired by a nightmare he had after watching the film Damien: Omen II, in addition to the poem Tam o' Shanter by Robert Burns. It has been performed on almost all of their concert tours. 18 in the UK singles charts on its original release, and No. In spite of this, it remains one of the band's more popular songs, reaching No. ![]() Upon release in 1982, the song caused controversy in the United States where its religious subject matter caused outrage amongst religious groups. It was reissued in 2005 and also prior to that in 1990 in The First Ten Years box set on CD and 12" vinyl, in which it was combined with the previous single, " Run to the Hills". It is Iron Maiden's seventh single release, and the second single from their 1982 studio album of the same name. " The Number of the Beast" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. ![]()
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