The Number of the Beast
~ Recording by Iron Maiden
Annotation
FIXME: At the moment here are the 1982 recording and 1998 remaster, probably even more versions merged.
Annotation last modified on 2012-04-18 19:59 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.5 | The Number of the Beast | 4:49 | Iron Maiden | The Number of the Beast | Iron Maiden | Album |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | 538426962 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 6.9 | The Number of the Beast | 4:52 | Iron Maiden | Capitol Records 50th Anniversary 1942–1992 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | DPRO-79242, DPRO-79243, DPRO-79244, DPRO-79245, DPRO-79246, DPRO-79247, DPRO-79248, DPRO-79249 |
Relationships
| engineer and producer: | Martin Birch |
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| drums (drum set): | Clive Burr (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
| electric bass guitar: | Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
| electric guitar: | Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
| lead vocals: | Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 1982, in 2015) |
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| recorded at: | Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
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| mixed at: | Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3nlGByvetDcS1uomAoiBmy [info] |
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| recording of: | The Number of the Beast (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) |
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Related works
The Number of the Beast
| lyricist and composer: | Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) |
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| publisher: | Imagem London Ltd. Rakibitlou Music Ltda. Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Iron Maiden I |
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| later parody versions: | Number of the Bitch |
| later translated parody versions: | Mi número, Juan Luis |
| is the basis for: | L’entartement de Stéphane Dion |
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