Tears of the Dragon

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"Tears of the Dragon"
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Single by Bruce Dickinson
from the album Balls to Picasso
Released16 May 1994 [1]
Recorded1994
Genre Hard rock
Length6:23
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson singles chronology
"Born in '58"
(1990)		"Tears of the Dragon"
(1994)		"Shoot All the Clowns"
(1994)

"Tears of the Dragon" is the first single from Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, Balls to Picasso , released on 16 May 1994. AllMusic called "Tears of the Dragon" a "magnificent" track, "by far the album's best song". [2]

Contents

Lyrically, the song describes Dickinson's feelings about leaving Iron Maiden. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Tears of the Dragon" – 6:23
  2. "The Breeding House" – 5:20
  3. "No Way Out... to be Continued" – 7:31
  1. "Tears of the Dragon" (acoustic chill-out) – 4:34
  2. "Winds of Change" – 4:15
  3. "Spirit of Joy" – 3:13

Credits

Chart positions

Chart (1994)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [4] 28
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks [5] 36

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 14 May 1994. p. 35.
  2. ↑ Franck, John. "Balls to Picasso > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. ↑ Grow, Kory (November 1, 2017). "Bruce Dickinson on Life in and Out of Iron Maiden, Surviving Cancer".
  4. ↑ "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. IRMA. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Artist Chart History - Bruce Dickinson". Billboard charts . Retrieved 2008-11-15.
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