The X Factor (album)

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The X Factor
Iron Maiden - The X Factor.jpg
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
RecordedAugust 1994 – August 1995
StudioBarnyard (Essex, England)
Genre Heavy metal
Length70:54
Label EMI
Producer
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
Fear of the Dark
(1992)		The X Factor
(1995)		 Virtual XI
(1998)
Alternative cover
Iron Maiden - 1995 - The X Factor (alternative).jpg
Reverse side of the cover, deemed "less graphic" for retailers
The X Factor track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sign of the Cross" Steve Harris 11:16
2."Lord of the Flies"
5:02
3."Man on the Edge"
4:10
4."Fortunes of War"Harris7:25
5."Look for the Truth"
  • Bayley
  • Gers
  • Harris
5:10
6."The Aftermath"
  • Harris
  • Bayley
  • Gers
6:20
7."Judgement of Heaven"Harris5:10
8."Blood on the World's Hands"Harris6:00
9."The Edge of Darkness"
  • Harris
  • Bayley
  • Gers
6:39
10."2 A.M."
  • Bayley
  • Gers
  • Harris
5:37
11."The Unbeliever"
  • Harris
  • Gers
8:05
Total length:70:54
Japanese edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Justice of the Peace"
3:34
2."I Live My Way"
  • Harris
  • Bayley
  • Gers
3:48
3."Judgement Day"
  • Bayley
  • Gers
4:02
Total length:11:24

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [17]

Iron Maiden

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 64
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [23] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [24] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 16
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [26] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI) [27] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [28] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [29] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 15
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [31] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [32] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [34] 8
US Billboard 200 [35] 147
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [36] 55
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [37] 75

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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