The Number of the Beast (song)

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"The Number of the Beast"
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Single by Iron Maiden
from the album The Number of the Beast
B-side
  • 1982
  • "Remember Tomorrow" (live)
  • 2005 CD
  • "The Number of the Beast" (live)
  • "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live)
  • 2005 7"
  • "The Number of the Beast" (live)
  • 2005 12"
  • "The Number of the Beast" (live)
  • "Remember Tomorrow"
Released
  • 26 April 1982
  • 3 January 2005
Recorded1981
Genre Heavy metal
Length4:49
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Steve Harris
Producer(s) Martin Birch
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Run to the Hills"
(1982)		"The Number of the Beast"
(1982)		"Flight of Icarus"
(1983)
"Rainmaker"
(2003)
"The Number of the Beast (reissue)"
(2005)
"The Trooper (live in 2003)"
(2005)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Number of the Beast" Steve Harris 4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Remember Tomorrow" (live at Palasport di Padua, Padua, 29 October 1981)
5:26
2005 enhanced CD
Compact disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Number of the Beast"Harris4:53
2."The Number of the Beast" (live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)Harris4:48
3."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)Harris7:39
4."The Number of the Beast" (video)HarrisUnknown
5."The Number of the Beast" (video – live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)Harris4:48
2005 7" red vinyl
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Number of the Beast"Harris4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."The Number of the Beast" (live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)Harris4:48
2005 12" picture disc
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Number of the Beast"Harris4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."The Number of the Beast" (live at the Brixton Academy, London, 19–21 March 2002)Harris4:48
3."Remember Tomorrow" (live at Palasport di Padua, Padua, 29 October 1981)
  • Harris
  • Di'Anno
5:26

Personnel

Production credits are adapted from the 7-inch vinyl [30] and reissue picture disc covers. [31]

Iron Maiden
Additional personnel
Production

Charts

SingleChart (1982)Peak
position		Album
"The Number of the Beast" UK Singles Chart 18 [32] The Number of the Beast
Irish Singles Chart 19 [33]
SingleChart (1990)Peak
position		Album
"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast" UK Albums Chart [note 1] 3 [34] —
SingleChart (2005)Peak
position		Album
"The Number of the Beast" [note 2] Finnish Singles Chart 2 [35] —
French Singles Chart 78 [36]
German Singles Chart 76 [37]
Greek Top 50 Singles Chart 3 [38]
Irish Singles Chart11 [39]
Italian Singles Chart 5 [40]
Norwegian Singles Chart 13 [41]
Swedish Singles Chart 40 [42]
Swiss Singles Chart 42 [43]
UK Singles Chart3 [32]

Notes

  1. ↑ Re-release of both singles as part of The First Ten Years box set. Exceeded the length limit of the UK Singles Chart.
  2. ↑ Re-release of original studio version along with 2002 live version.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] Gold35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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