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TRACK PROFILE · 1993

The Number of the Beast

By Iron Maiden

From Eddie’s Head

Heavy metal

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Released
1993
Disc / track
13 / 1
Label
EMI
Duration
4:54
Artist
Iron Maiden
Eddie’s Head album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Iron Maiden / EMI)

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About this track

“The Number of the Beast” appears on Iron Maiden’s Eddie’s Head, first released in 1998. This recording is listed with a 1993 release. It is track 1 on disc 13 in the listing below.

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Eddie’s Head

Main track listing: Eddie’s Head (1998), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Prowler
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  2. 02Sanctuary
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  3. 03Remember Tomorrow
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  4. 04Running Free
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  5. 05Phantom of the Opera
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  6. 06Transylvania
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  7. 07Strange World
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  8. 08Charlotte the Harlot
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  9. 09Iron Maiden
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Disc 2

  1. 01The Ides of March
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  2. 02Wrathchild
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  3. 03Murders in the Rue Morgue
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  4. 04Another Life
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  5. 05Genghis Khan
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  6. 06Innocent Exile
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  7. 07Killers
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  8. 08Prodigal Son
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  9. 09Purgatory
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  10. 10Twilight Zone
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  11. 11Drifter
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Disc 3

  1. 01Invaders
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  2. 02Children of the Damned
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  3. 03The Prisoner
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  4. 0422 Acacia Avenue
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  5. 05The Number of the Beast
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  6. 06Run to the Hills
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  7. 07Gangland
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  8. 08Total Eclipse
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  9. 09Hallowed Be Thy Name
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Disc 4

  1. 01Where Eagles Dare
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  2. 02Revelations
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  3. 03Flight of Icarus
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  4. 04Die With Your Boots On
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  5. 05The Trooper
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  6. 06Still Life
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  7. 07Quest for Fire
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  8. 08Sun and Steel
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  9. 09To Tame a Land
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Disc 5

  1. 01Aces High
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  2. 022 Minutes to Midnight
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  3. 03Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
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  4. 04Flash of the Blade
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  5. 05The Duellists
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  6. 06Back in the Village
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  7. 07Powerslave
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  8. 08Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Disc 6

  1. 01Intro: Churchill's Speech
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  2. 02Aces High
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  3. 032 Minutes to Midnight
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  4. 04The Trooper
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  5. 05Revelations
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  6. 06Flight of Icarus
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  7. 07Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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  8. 08Powerslave
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  9. 09The Number of the Beast
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  10. 10Hallowed Be Thy Name
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  11. 11Iron Maiden
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  12. 12Run to the Hills
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  13. 13Running Free
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Disc 7

  1. 01Caught Somewhere in Time
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  2. 02Wasted Years
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  3. 03Sea of Madness
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  4. 04Heaven Can Wait
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  5. 05The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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  6. 06Stranger in a Strange Land
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  7. 07Deja-Vu
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  8. 08Alexander the Great
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Disc 8

  1. 01Wrathchild
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  2. 0222 Acacia Avenue
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  3. 03Children of the Damned
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  4. 04Die With Your Boots On
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  5. 05Phantom of the Opera
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Disc 10

  1. 01Moonchild
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  2. 02Infinite Dreams
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  3. 03Can I Play With Madness
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  4. 04The Evil That Men Do
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  5. 05Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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  6. 06The Prophecy
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  7. 07The Clairvoyant
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  8. 08Only the Good Die Young
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Disc 11

  1. 01Tailgunner
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  2. 02Holy Smoke
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  3. 03No Prayer for the Dying
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  4. 04Public Enema Number One
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  5. 05Fates Warning
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  6. 06The Assassin
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  7. 07Run Silent Run Deep
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  8. 08Hooks in You
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  9. 09Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter
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  10. 10Mother Russia
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Disc 12

  1. 01Be Quick or Be Dead
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  2. 02From Here to Eternity
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  3. 03Afraid to Shoot Strangers
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  4. 04Fear Is the Key
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  5. 05Childhood’s End
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  6. 06Wasting Love
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  7. 07The Fugitive
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  8. 08Chains of Misery
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  9. 09The Apparition
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  10. 10Judas Be My Guide
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  11. 11Weekend Warrior
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  12. 12Fear of the Dark
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Disc 13

  1. 01The Number of the Beast
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  2. 02The Trooper
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  3. 03Prowler
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  4. 04Transylvania
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  5. 05Remember Tomorrow
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  6. 06Where Eagles Dare
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  7. 07Sanctuary
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  8. 08Running Free
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  9. 09Run to the Hills
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  10. 102 Minutes to Midnight
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  11. 11Iron Maiden
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  12. 12Hallowed Be Thy Name
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Disc 14

  1. 01Be Quick or Be Dead
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  2. 02From Here to Eternity
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  3. 03Can I Play With Madness
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  4. 04Wasting Love
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  5. 05Tailgunner
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  6. 06The Evil That Men Do
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  7. 07Afraid to Shoot Strangers
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  8. 08Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter
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  9. 09Heaven Can Wait
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  10. 10The Clairvoyant
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  11. 11Fear of the Dark
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Disc 15

  1. 01Be Quick or Be Dead
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  2. 02The Number of the Beast
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  3. 03Wrathchild
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  4. 04From Here to Eternity
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  5. 05Can I Play With Madness
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  6. 06Wasting Love
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  7. 07Tailgunner
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  8. 08The Evil That Men Do
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  9. 09Afraid to Shoot Strangers
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  10. 10Fear of the Dark
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  11. 11Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter
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  12. 12The Clairvoyant
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  13. 13Heaven Can Wait
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  14. 14Run to the Hills
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Disc 16

  1. 012 Minutes to Midnight
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  2. 02Iron Maiden
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  3. 03Hallowed Be Thy Name
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  4. 04The Trooper
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  5. 05Sanctuary
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  6. 06Running Free
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Disc 17

  1. 01From Here to Eternity
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  2. 02Remember Tomorrow
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  3. 03Iron Maiden
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  4. 04Prowler
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  5. 05Strange World
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  6. 06Charlotte the Harlot
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  7. 07Transylvania
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  8. 08Running Free
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  9. 09Phantom of the Opera
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  10. 10Sanctuary (Metal for Muthas)
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  11. 11Purgatory
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  12. 12Wrathchild
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  13. 13Killers
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  14. 14Run to the Hills
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  15. 15The Number of the Beast
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  16. 16Hallowed Be Thy Name
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  17. 17Invaders
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  18. 18Where Eagles Dare
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  19. 19The Trooper
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  20. 202 Minutes to Midnight
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  21. 21Aces High
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  22. 22Wasted Years
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  23. 23Heaven Can Wait
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  24. 24Can I Play With Madness
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  25. 25Holy Smoke
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  26. 26Bring Your Daughter... To the Slaughter
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  27. 27Be Quick or Be Dead
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  28. 28Fear of the Dark
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  29. 29Tailgunner
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  30. 30Man on the Edge
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  31. 31The Unbeliever
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Artwork (Credit: Iron Maiden / EMI)

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