Run To The Hills (3:53)
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“Run to the Hills” is Iron Maiden’s sixth single and the first single from their 1982 album The Number of the Beast. It was written by Steve Harris, bassist and founder of the band.
The song itself is about the conflict between Native Americans and the invading white men. The first verse is written from the point of view of the native Cree, the second from the point of view of white soldiers, and the third from a more neutral observer point of view. It may have been inspired by the film Soldier Blue, about the massacre of a peaceful Cheyenne village by US militia (one line goes “Soldier blue in the barren wastes” and then refers to rape and murder amongst other atrocities).
The song features a memorable drum intro that was likely copied and slightly modified from the Buzzcocks’s 1978 “Autonomy”.
The song was released as a single on 12 February 1982, as a prelude to the album. This would be the first single released by the band to feature current vocalist Bruce Dickinson. On the B-side was a song called “Total Eclipse”, which would not be on the initial version of the album. However, the band later regretted this decision, as they thought the song was too good to be only a B-side. “Total Eclipse” was added to the Number of the Beast album when it was re-released in 1998.
The single is the second of three single-covers featuring Riggs’ depiction of Satan. He debuted on the single-cover of “Purgatory” and his decapitated head is featured on the single-cover for “The Number of the Beast”.
The song itself is about the conflict between Native Americans and the invading white men. The first verse is written from the point of view of the native Cree, the second from the point of view of white soldiers, and the third from a more neutral observer point of view. It may have been inspired by the film Soldier Blue, about the massacre of a peaceful Cheyenne village by US militia (one line goes “Soldier blue in the barren wastes” and then refers to rape and murder amongst other atrocities).
The song features a memorable drum intro that was likely copied and slightly modified from the Buzzcocks’s 1978 “Autonomy”.
The song was released as a single on 12 February 1982, as a prelude to the album. This would be the first single released by the band to feature current vocalist Bruce Dickinson. On the B-side was a song called “Total Eclipse”, which would not be on the initial version of the album. However, the band later regretted this decision, as they thought the song was too good to be only a B-side. “Total Eclipse” was added to the Number of the Beast album when it was re-released in 1998.
The single is the second of three single-covers featuring Riggs’ depiction of Satan. He debuted on the single-cover of “Purgatory” and his decapitated head is featured on the single-cover for “The Number of the Beast”.
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custumfit wrote:
my grandmother is blackfoot indian, love this tune
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kraken_girl wrote:
(8)White man came across the sea, brought us pain and misery. Killed our tribes killed our creed, took our game for his own need(8)
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Aserikoth wrote:
racist song i hate it
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metalhead_313 wrote:
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold, enslaving the young and destroying the ooooold!
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sukkuvus wrote:
(8) run to the hills.... (8) run for your life (8)
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Szurka88 wrote:
best song ever
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Brodanizer wrote:
Recht hast du - ist wirklich immer wieder geil
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DerGladbacher wrote:
Immer wieder Geil !
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happysadowax wrote:
Yeah, just great :D
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jaket-spud wrote:
this is such an awesome song
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dgls69gt wrote:
Just Perfect
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mellow_girl wrote:
awesome...
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tornadogr4 wrote:
Up the irons!
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custumfit wrote:
epic
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zman962005 wrote:
my 2nd fav maiden song
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Dragoon104 wrote:
My Favourite Iron Maiden Song.
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DrowElf666 wrote:
F*CK YEAH!!!!
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volusia666 wrote:
uuuuhhhhhhhhaaaaaaa
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diana2amazing wrote:
Ruuuuuuunn Toooo The Hiiiillsss.... Makes me feel some kind of power, good to wake up with it :P
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NadiaTheGreat wrote:
I LOVE this song.
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