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TRACK PROFILE · 2006

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns

By Iron Maiden

From The Complete Album Collection

Heavy metal

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Released
2006
Disc / track
14 / 3
Label
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
Duration
8:46
Artist
Iron Maiden

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About this track

“Brighter Than a Thousand Suns” appears on Iron Maiden’s The Complete Album Collection, first released in 2008. This recording is listed with a 2006 release. It is track 3 on disc 14 in the listing below.

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The Complete Album Collection

Main track listing: The Complete Album Collection (2008), 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. 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 7

  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 8

  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 9

  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 10

  1. 01Sign of the Cross
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  2. 02Lord of the Flies
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  3. 03Man on the Edge
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  4. 04Fortunes of War
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  5. 05Look for the Truth
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  6. 06The Aftermath
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  7. 07Judgement of Heaven
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  8. 08Blood on the World’s Hands
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  9. 09The Edge of Darkness
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  10. 102 A.M.
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  11. 11The Unbeliever
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Disc 11

  1. 01Futureal
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  2. 02The Angel and the Gambler
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  3. 03Lightning Strikes Twice
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  4. 04The Clansman
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  5. 05When Two Worlds Collide
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  6. 06The Educated Fool
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  7. 07Don’t Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
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  8. 08Como estais amigos
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Disc 12

  1. 01The Wicker Man
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  2. 02Ghost of the Navigator
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  3. 03Brave New World
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  4. 04Blood Brothers
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  5. 05The Mercenary
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  6. 06Dream of Mirrors
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  7. 07The Fallen Angel
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  8. 08The Nomad
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  9. 09Out of the Silent Planet
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  10. 10The Thin Line Between Love & Hate
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Disc 13

  1. 01Wildest Dreams
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  2. 02Rainmaker
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  3. 03No More Lies
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  4. 04Montségur
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  5. 05Dance of Death
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  6. 06Gates of Tomorrow
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  7. 07New Frontier
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  8. 08Paschendale
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  9. 09Face in the Sand
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  10. 10Age of Innocence
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  11. 11Journeyman
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Disc 14

  1. 01Different World
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  2. 02These Colours Don’t Run
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  3. 03Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
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  4. 04The Pilgrim
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  5. 05The Longest Day
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  6. 06Out of the Shadows
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  7. 07The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
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  8. 08For the Greater Good of God
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  9. 09Lord of Light
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  10. 10The Legacy
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Disc 15

  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 by the 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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  14. 14Sanctuary
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Disc 16

  1. 01History of Iron Maiden Part 2: Live After Death
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  2. 02Behind the Iron Curtain
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  3. 03Rock in Rio '85
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  4. 04'ello Texas
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  5. 05Gallery
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  6. 06Promotional Clips
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