2 Minutes to Midnight
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"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a politically charged heavy metal song by Iron Maiden, released in 1984 and known for its critique of nuclear warfare and Cold War tensions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2 Minutes to Midnight canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Powerslave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Mission From 'Arry
NERFINISHED
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Rainbow's Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 11 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 25 ⓘ |
| composer | Adrian Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Nicko McBrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Derek Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarSoloBy |
Adrian Smith
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Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Live After Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Best of the Beast
NERFINISHED
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Edward the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:00 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
Cold War
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militarism ⓘ nuclear warfare ⓘ political criticism ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jim Yukich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Running Free (live) ⓘ |
| notableFor | critique of nuclear war and Cold War tensions ⓘ |
| partOf | Powerslave tour setlist ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Aces High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-08-06 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Doomsday Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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