Run to the Hills
"Run to the Hills" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released as their sixth single and the first from the band's third studio album, The Number of the Beast (1982). It is their first single with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. Credited solely to the band's bassist, Steve Harris, Dickinson contributed to the song but could not be credited due to a contractual agreement with his former band Samson. "Run to the Hills" remains one of the band's most popular songs, with VH1 ranking it No. 27 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs, No. 14 on their list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and Rolling Stone ranking it No. 10 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs
| "Run to the Hills" | ||||
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
| from the album The Number of the Beast | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 12 February 1982 2 December 1985 11 March 2002 | |||
| Recorded | January 1982 20 March 1982 28 August 1982 8–12 October 1984 14–17 March 1985 19 January 2001 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Harris | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |||
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| 1985 live single | ||||
| 2002 CD 2 cover | ||||
Bruce Dickinson as Eddie | ||||
| 2002 Limited Edition Red Vinyl 7" | ||||
A live version of the song, from Live After Death, was released in 1985 and the original single was reissued in 2002, with all income donated to former drummer Clive Burr's MS Trust Fund. In 1990, as part of The First Ten Years box set, both the original and the 1985 live single were reissued on CD and 12" vinyl, combined with "The Number of the Beast" and "Running Free (live)" respectively.