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About This Track
The song has references to the Doomsday Clock, the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In September 1953 the clock reached 11:58, the closest the clock ever got to midnight. This occurred when the United States and Soviet Union tested H-bombs within nine months of one another. This song is clearly presenting an anti-war view. The first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by a guitar solo played by Adrian Smith.
The first B-side is a cover of British progressive rock band Beckett’s “Rainbow’s Gold”.
Another B-side, entitled “Mission from ‘Arry”, is a recording of an argument between bassist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain. The argument happened after a show in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the band’s World Piece Tour, and occurred due to a misunderstanding on stage between the two due to technical issues with Harris’ bass, which had led to McBrain’s drum solo going wrong. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson was recording the argument with a concealed tape recorder.
Trivia
The video of the song is featured on the 2003 video collection Visions of the Beast.
The song was included in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
United States Ambassador Ryan Crocker has a poster of the album in his office. [1]
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