Wasted Years
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"Wasted Years" is a 1986 heavy metal single by Iron Maiden, written by guitarist Adrian Smith and known for its melodic guitar work and reflective lyrics about time and regret.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wasted Years canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Somewhere in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Reach Out
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheriff of Huddersfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 18 ⓘ |
| chronologyNextSingle | Stranger in a Strange Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousSingle | Run to the Hills (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Adrian Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Nicko McBrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
NWOBHM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| guitarist |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Wasted Years single cover ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Wasted Years (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Wasted Years music video ⓘ |
| hasProminentFeature |
melodic guitar riff
ⓘ
reflective lyrics about time and regret ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Best of the Beast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOnTour |
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somewhere on Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Somewhere in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1986 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-09-06 ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theme |
nostalgia
ⓘ
regret ⓘ time ⓘ |
| writer | Adrian Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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