IRON MAIDEN: 'The Number of the Beast' Remains In U.K. Top 10
January 17, 2005According to the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN's reissue of their classic single, "The Number of the Beast", has remained in the U.K. Top 10 in its second week of release. After debuting at No. 3 last week, the single has dropped down to position No. 8. Meanwhile, the single entered the German charts at No. 76 and fell eight places in Ireland to No. 19.
As previously reported, EMI re-released "The Number of The Beast" as a single in celebration of IRON MAIDEN's phenomenal 25-year history and in keeping with the recent international chart success of their double DVD, "The Early Years".
The title track of the band's third (and first No 1!) album, this single was a Top 20 hit when originally released in 1982, and is rightly regarded as an all-time MAIDEN classic. This song typifies the band's sound signature of that era, from the chilling spoken introduction to the throat ripping opening scream from Bruce Dickinson. The single was released in three very special limited-edition formats, featuring never-before-available live recordings from the Clive Burr charity shows at Brixton Academy in March 2002.
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