The Evil That Men Do (song)
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| "The Evil That Men Do" | ||
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||
| from the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son | ||
| B-side(s) | "Prowler '88" "Charlotte the Harlot '88" |
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| Released | 1 August 1988 | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 4:33 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Adrian Smith Bruce Dickinson Steve Harris |
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| Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||
| "Can I Play with Madness" (1988) |
"The Evil That Men Do" (1988) |
"The Clairvoyant" (1988) |
"The Evil That Men Do" was released in 1988 by Iron Maiden. It is the band's eighteenth single and the second from their Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album. The single debuted at number five in the UK charts and quickly rose to number six. Some say that the success can be partly attributed to the single's b-sides, which are re-recordings of "Prowler" and "Charlotte the Harlot" which appear as tracks number one and seven/eight respectively on the band's debut album Iron Maiden.
The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius's speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar's murder (Act 3, scene 2, "The Forum") in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. However, the poetic lyrics of the song are unrelated to this.
The guitar solo in "The Evil That Men Do" is played by Adrian Smith while the guitar solo in "Prowler '88" is played by Dave Murray. In "Charlotte the Harlot '88", the first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by Adrian Smith.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Evil That Men Do" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris) - 4:33
- "Prowler '88" (Harris) - 4:07
- "Charlotte the Harlot '88" (Dave Murray) - 4:11
[edit] Covers
An all-star cover of the song can be found on the tribute album Numbers from the Beast which features WWE wrestler Chris Jericho on vocals, Paul Gilbert and Bob Kulick on guitars, Mike Inez on bass, and Brent Fitz on drums. It follows the basic layout of the song, but varies in terms of guitar solos and vocal harmonics.
Symphonic metal band After Forever covered the song on their Exordium EP.
[edit] Credits
- Bruce Dickinson - vocals
- Dave Murray - guitar
- Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums
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