The Trooper

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"The Trooper"
The Trooper song cover.jpg
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Piece of Mind and Death on the Road
B-side
  • 1983
  • "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)
  • 2005 CD
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Prowler" (live)
  • 2005 7" live
  • "Another Life" (live)
  • 2005 12"
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live)
  • 2005 digital download
  • "The Trooper" (live)
Released
  • 20 June 1983
  • 15 August 2005
Recorded
  • 1983
  • 24 November 2003
Genre Heavy metal
Length4:11
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Steve Harris
Producer(s) Martin Birch
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Flight of Icarus"
(1983)		"The Trooper"
(1983)		"2 Minutes to Midnight"
(1984)
"The Number of the Beast (reissue)"
(2005)
"The Trooper (live in 2003)"
(2005)
"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
(2006)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" Steve Harris 4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover) Ian Anderson 3:52
2005 enhanced CD
Compact disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfalenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
2."The Trooper"Harris4:12
3."Prowler" (live at Egilshöllin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris4:24
4."The Trooper" (video – live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:12
5."The Trooper" (video – music video)Harris4:10
2005 7" blue vinyl
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Another Life" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris3:43
2005 12" picture disc
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper"Harris4:12
2."Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris3:33
2005 digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris4:06

Personnel

Production credits are adapted from the 7-inch vinyl cover. [34]

Iron Maiden

Production

Charts

SingleChart (1983)Peak
position		Album
"The Trooper"Ireland (IRMA)12 [35] Piece of Mind
UK (Official Company Charts)12 [36]
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [37] 28
SingleChart (1990)Peak
position		Album
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper" UK Albums Chart [note 1] 7 [38] —
SingleChart (2005)Peak
position		Album
"The Trooper" (live)Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)5 [39] Death on the Road
Denmark (Tracklisten)7 [40]
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)5 [41]
France (SNEP)100 [42]
Germany (Media Control Charts) [43] 78
Greece (IFPI) [44] 8
Ireland (IRMA)16 [35]
Italy (FIMI)8 [45]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)1 [46]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)5 [47]
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)61 [48]
UK (Official Company Charts)5 [49]
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)1 [50]
SingleChart (2006)PositionAlbum
"The Trooper" (live)Spain (PROMUSICAE)10 [46] Death on the Road

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.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [51] Gold35,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [52] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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