Virus (song)
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||
| from the album The Best of the Beast | ||
| B-side(s) | "My Generation" "Doctor Doctor" "Prowler" "Invasion" "Sanctuary" "Wrathchild" |
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| Released | August 2, 1996 | |
| Recorded | Summer 1996 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 12:32 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Chart positions | ||
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#16 |
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| Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||
| "Lord of the Flies" (1996) |
"Virus" (1996) |
"The Angel and the Gambler" (1998) |
"Virus" is a single from Iron Maiden, released in 1996. It is the first single since 1980's "Women in Uniform" 'that does not appear on any official Iron Maiden studio album. It was, however, featured as a brand new track on the band's first ever career retrospective — 1996's double-disc The Best of the Beast. Possibly due to the song's obscurity, it has yet to be performed in Iron Maiden concerts featuring Bruce Dickinson on vocals.
In order to celebrate the band's 21 years, the single was released in three different formats. The first format features the same B-sides as the Lord of the Flies single from 1996, which included covers from The Who and UFO. The second features songs from the 1979 compilation album Metal for Muthas, which marks the only studio recordings to feature former guitarist Tony Parsons. The third features two songs from Maiden's legendary 1978 demo recordings, The Soundhouse Tapes.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD 1
- "Virus (Short Version)" (Blaze Bayley, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Steve Harris) - 3:54
- "My Generation" (The Who cover) - 3:38
- "Doctor Doctor" (UFO cover) - 4:50
[edit] CD 2
- "Virus" (Blaze Bayley, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Steve Harris) - 6:14
- "Sanctuary" (from the 1979 compilation album Metal for Muthas) - 3:34
- "Wrathchild" (from the 1979 compilation album Metal for Muthas) - 3:07
[edit] 12" disc
- "Virus" (Blaze Bayley, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Steve Harris) - 6:14
- "Prowler" (from the 1978 demo The Soundhouse Tapes) - 4:20
- "Invasion" (from the 1978 demo The Soundhouse Tapes) - 3:07
[edit] Credits
"Virus", "My Generation", "Doctor Doctor"
- Blaze Bayley – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain – drums
"Prowler", "Invasion"
- Paul Di'Anno – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Doug Sampson – drums
"Sanctuary", "Wrathchild"
- Paul Di'Anno – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Tony Parsons– guitar
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Doug Sampson – drums
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