Run to the Hills

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"Run to the Hills" is one of Iron Maiden's most iconic heavy metal songs, renowned for its galloping rhythm, soaring vocals, and lyrics about the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers.

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instanceOf single
song
album The Number of the Beast NERFINISHED
artist Iron Maiden NERFINISHED
bassist Steve Harris NERFINISHED
bSide Total Eclipse NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSingles 7
composer Steve Harris NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drummer Clive Burr NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Eddie (Iron Maiden mascot) NERFINISHED
followedBySingle The Number of the Beast NERFINISHED
genre NWOBHM NERFINISHED
heavy metal
guitarist Adrian Smith NERFINISHED
Dave Murray NERFINISHED
hasCoverArtBy Derek Riggs NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo Run to the Hills music video
includedIn Best of the Beast NERFINISHED
Edward the Great NERFINISHED
Iron Maiden live setlists
Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989 NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Iron Maiden NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalist Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED
length 3:54
liveVersionReleasedOn Live After Death NERFINISHED
Rock in Rio NERFINISHED
lyricist Steve Harris NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective European settler point of view
Native American point of view
notableFeature dual-guitar harmonies
galloping rhythm
soaring vocals
partOfAlbum The Number of the Beast NERFINISHED
performer Iron Maiden NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Purgatory NERFINISHED
producer Martin Birch NERFINISHED
recordedAt Battery Studios, London NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records
EMI
Harvest Records NERFINISHED
releasedAsSingleFrom The Number of the Beast NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1982-02-12
tempo fast
theme European colonization of the Americas
conflict between Native Americans and European settlers
timeSignature 4/4
yearRecorded 1981

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Iron Maiden notableSong Run to the Hills