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    • Source: Be Quick or Be Dead
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      Synopsis


      The song is about several political scandals taking place at the time of its release, including the Robert Maxwell banking scandal, European stock market crashes, and the BCCI case. It was released a month prior to the album and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is faster and heavier than most Iron Maiden songs, and is the band's first single co-written by Janick Gers.
      The B-side features two official songs and one hidden track, including an original blues number ("Nodding Donkey Blues") and Montrose cover ("Space Station No. 5"), and the unlisted "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to be" target="_blank">Be". The last is a spoken word comedy piece by Bruce Dickinson (along with acoustic guitar accompaniment from Janick Gers) in which he imitates and makes fun of Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. A similar mockery of Smallwood was released before, as a B-side titled "Sheriff of Huddersfield", which was available on the "Wasted Years" single.


      Track listings


      7-inch single

      12-inch single

      UK 12-inch single

      CD single

      UK CD single

      French CD maxi-single


      Personnel


      Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch single and picture disc covers.
      Iron Maiden

      Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
      Dave Murray – guitar
      Janick Gers – guitar
      Steve Harris – bass guitar, producer
      Nicko McBrain – drums
      Production

      Martin Birch – producer
      Derek Riggs – sleeve illustration
      Mike Prior – photography
      George Chin – photography


      Charts




      References

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