The Wicker Man (song)
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Brave New World | ||||||||||||||
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Standard Edition CD "Futureal" (live) "Man On The Edge" (live) Limited Edition CD's "Man On The Edge" (live) "Powerslave" (live) "Killers" (live) "Futureal" (live) 12" LP "Powerslave" (live) "Killers" (live) |
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| Released | 8 May 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:35 | |||||||||||||
| Label | EMI | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Adrian Smith Steve Harris Bruce Dickinson |
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| Producer(s) |
Kevin Shirley Steve Harris |
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"The Wicker Man" is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their album Brave New World in April 2000. It was co-written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. It was co-produced by Kevin Shirley and Harris. The title is inspired by the British cult film of the same name. The song should not be confused with "Wicker Man" from Dickinson's solo career, the lyrics of which are more closely themed around the film. The latter song can be found on the 2 disc edition of The Best of Bruce Dickinson.
According to Dickinson, 'The Wicker Man' initially started off as a riff that Adrian Smith was "bouncing around with". Dickinson thought that the riff sounded good and he began to add a catchy melody to the song. Then Steve Harris began to play along to the riff. Dickinson stated that the song was written without even trying to get a single-length track. It was also the first song that the band rehearsed together since the return of Dickinson and Smith. Dickinson said the process of writing the lyrics attempted to get "the same vibe I get when I stand onstage in front of all these people and they start singing and chanting with you".
The radio version of the song differs from the album track, with the chorus' first and third line "Your time will come" followed by the line, "Thy will be done", and the last line is followed by "Don't turn, don't run." This is the case for every chorus except for the third chorus in which the third line is followed by "I'll be the one" and the fourth line is followed by "Burn on the sun." This version is considered extremely rare. The single's cover art was by Mark Wilkinson, after a piece by the famed artist Derek Riggs was rejected. This was the last piece Riggs would create for Iron Maiden, until Flight 666, reasoning that they were too hard to work with. This art work was used for the picture vinyl disc and various minor pressings.
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