Wasting Love
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| Single by Iron Maiden from the album Fear of the Dark |
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| B-side | "Tailgunner (live)" "Holy Smoke (live)" "The Assassin (live)" |
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| Released | September 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal, Power Ballad | ||||
| Length | 4:55 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers | ||||
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"Wasting Love" is the third single from the Iron Maiden album Fear of the Dark, released in 1992. This song represents Iron Maiden's first and only power ballad released as a single to date. Ironically, it is one of their least known singles.
The single was only officially released in The Netherlands, although two different one-track promotional CDs exist, and were sent to U.S. radio stations. "Wasting Love" was the first Iron Maiden single that was not released on vinyl.
The B-side features three live tracks recorded at London's Wembley Arena on December 17, 1990, on the tour to support the No Prayer for the Dying album.
The single cover is the third Iron Maiden single not to feature the band's iconic mascot Eddie on the front cover (the previous examples being "Running Free (live)" and "From Here to Eternity"). The cover photo alludes to the music video, which portrays a man tattooing the names of women all over his body.
[edit] Track listing
- "Wasting Love" (Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers) – 4:55
- "Tailgunner (live)" (Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson) – 4:05
- "Holy Smoke (live)" (Dickinson, Harris) – 3:35
- "The Assassin (live)" (Harris) – 4:25
[edit] Credits
- Bruce Dickinson – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain – drums
[edit] References
- Marco Gamba; Nicola Visintini (2001). Iron Maiden Companion. Moving Media & Arts. ISBN 3-931624-87-0.
- Covered by 80 Rock Tribute Group - Son of Jorel's Tribute to 80s Rock (2003)
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