No Prayer for the Dying

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No Prayer for the Dying
IronMaidenNoPrayerForTheDying.jpg
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)
RecordedJune–September 1990
StudioBarnyard (Essex, England)
Genre Heavy metal
Length43:42
Label EMI
Producer Martin Birch
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
(1988)		No Prayer for the Dying
(1990)		 Fear of the Dark
(1992)
Alternative cover
Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying.jpg
1998 remastered edition
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tailgunner"
4:13
2."Holy Smoke"
  • Harris
  • Dickinson
3:47
3."No Prayer for the Dying"Harris4:22
4."Public Enema Number One"
4:03
5."Fates Warning"
  • Murray
  • Harris
4:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Assassin"Harris4:16
7."Run Silent Run Deep"
  • Harris
  • Dickinson
4:34
8."Hooks in You"
4:06
9."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"Dickinson4:42
10."Mother Russia"Harris5:30
Total length:43:42
1995 reissue bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All in Your Mind" (Stray cover) Del Bromham 4:30
2."Kill Me Ce Soir" (Golden Earring cover)
6:17
3."I'm a Mover" (Free cover)
3:29
4."Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin cover)
2:41
Total length:16:57

Personnel

Production list acquired from AllMusic [15] and from the album liner notes. [16] [17]

Iron Maiden

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [20] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 31
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [22] 3
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [25] 21
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [26] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [27] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [29] 4
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [30] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [31] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 2
US Billboard 200 [34] 17
Chart (1991)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 37
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [35] 118

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [36] Platinum100,000^
Italy (FIMI) [37] Gold100,000 [37]
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [39] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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