Running Free
original song written and composed by Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris
"Running Free" is a 1980 debut single by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and was taken from their debut self-titled album. It was released on 8 February, 1980 and has been re-released as a live single in 1985. It went to number 34 in the United Kingdom and number 35 in New Zealand. The live version when to number 12 in Ireland and number 19 in the United Kingdom.
| "Running Free" | ||||
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
| from the album Iron Maiden | ||||
| B-side | "Burning Ambition" | |||
| Released | 8 February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 1980 ("Running Free")[1] November 1979 ("Burning Ambition")[2] March 1985 ("Running Free" (live) & "Sanctuary" (live) October 1984 ("Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:04 3:26[3] | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Harris Paul Di'Anno | |||
| Producer(s) | Will Malone[4] Martin Birch (1985 live single)[3] | |||
| Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing change
- 1980 7" UK single
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Running Free" | 3:04 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 2. | "Burning Ambition" | 2:39 | |||||||
- 7" Japanese single
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Prowler" | 3:55 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 2. | "Running Free" | 3:16 | |||||||
- 1985 7" Live single
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Running Free" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985) | 3:26 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 2. | "Sanctuary" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985) | 4:38 | |||||||
- 1985 12" Live single
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Running Free" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985) | 3:26 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Sanctuary" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985) | 4:38 | |||||||
| 2. | "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 12 October 1984) | 4:30 | |||||||
References change
- ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed. Sanctuary Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.
- ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed. Sanctuary Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Running Free live" 12 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 13 September 1985.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Running Free" 7 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 8 February 1980.
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