Run to the Hills

"Run to the Hills" is the sixth single by Iron Maiden, written by bassist Steve Harris, and was released as a single in February 12th, 1982. It remains one of the band's most popular songs, with VH1 ranking it No. 27 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs and No. 14 on their list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs. The song is the sixth track from the 1982 studio album The Number of the Beast.

7" Single

 * 1) "Run to the Hills"
 * 2) "Total Eclipse"

1985 7" Live single

 * 1) "Run to the Hills" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)
 * 2) "Phantom of the Opera" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 8–10 & 12 October 1984)

1985 12" Live single

 * 1) "Run to the Hills" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)
 * 2) "Phantom of the Opera" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 8–10 & 12 October 1984)
 * 3) "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 8–10 & 12 October 1984)

2002 7" Red Vinyl single

 * 1) "Run to the Hills"
 * 2) "Total Eclipse" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 20 March 1982)

2002 Enhanced CD Part. I

 * 1) "Run to the Hills" (Live at Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 January 2001)
 * 2) "Children of the Damned" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 20 March 1982)
 * 3) "Total Eclipse" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 20 March 1982)
 * 4) "Run to the Hills" (Live video)

2002 Enhanced CD Part. II

 * 1) "Run to the Hills"
 * 2) "22 Acacia Avenue" (Live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England, 28 August 1982)
 * 3) "The Prisoner" (Live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England, 28 August 1982)
 * 4) "Run to the Hills" (Camp Chaos video)

Lyrics
White man came across the sea, He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes killed our creed, He took our game for his own need

We fought him hard we fought him well, Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree, Oh will we ever be set free?

Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes, Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes, Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom, a stab in the back, Women and children are cowards attack

Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives

Soldier blue in the barren wastes, Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men, The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold, Enslaving the young and destroying the old

Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives

Yeah Oh, yeah

Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives

Length

 * Album version: 3:54
 * 1985 live: 3:52
 * 2002 live: 5:00

Personnel

 * Bruce Dickinson - vocals
 * Dave Murray - guitar
 * Adrian Smith - guitar
 * Steve Harris - bass guitar
 * Clive Burr - drums