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| Single by Iron Maiden from the album The Number of the Beast | |||||
| B-side | "Remember Tomorrow" (live) | ||||
| Released | 26 April 1982 | ||||
| Recorded | January-February 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 4:49 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Writer(s) | Steve Harris | ||||
| Producer | Martin Birch | ||||
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"The Number of the Beast" is the seventh single by Iron Maiden, written by bassist Steve Harris and was released as a single in April 26th, 1982. It is the fifth track from the 1982 studio album of the same name.
Track Listing[]
7" Single[]
- "The Number of the Beast"
- "Remember Tomorrow" (Live at Palasport di Padua, Padua, 29 October 1981)
2005 Enhanced CD[]
- "The Number of the Beast"
- "The Number of the Beast" (Live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)
- "The Number of the Beast" (Video)
- "The Number of the Beast" (Video - Live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)
Lyrics[]
"Woe to you, oh Earth and sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath
Because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
For it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty six"
I left alone, my mind was blank
I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind
What did I see, can I believe
That what I saw that night was real
And not just fantasy
Just what I saw in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my warped mind
Staring back at me
'Cause in my dreams, it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair
Yeah
The night was black was no use holding back
'Cause I just had to see was someone watching me
In the mist dark figures move and twist
Was all this for real or some kind of hell
666, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
As they start to cry hands held to the sky
In the night the fires burning bright
The ritual has begun Satan's work is done
666, the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight
This can't go on I must inform the law
Can this still be real or some crazy dream
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
They seem to mesmerize me can't avoid their eyes?
666, the number of the beast
666, the one for you and me
I'm coming back, I will return
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force
I have the power to make my evil take it's course
Length[]
- Album version: 4:50
- 1985 live: 4:48
Personnel[]
- Bruce Dickinson - vocals
- Dave Murray - guitar
- Adrian Smith - guitar
- Steve Harris - bass guitar
- Clive Burr - drums
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