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About This Track
“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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IronMaioo wrote:
true heavy metal !
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Drillertheband wrote:
metal!!!
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scientist4u wrote:
Im running ,,,,
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Metalhead89JZ wrote:
legendär!!!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
RTTH...one of the best songs ever to have come out of the 1980s!!!
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metaljenjen wrote:
Classic Maiden...Love it!! \m/
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niceverdict wrote:
classic and legendary
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Metal-Kathy86 wrote:
i love it!!!
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Rockinfreddy wrote:
Maiden Metal Gods
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rocknroll-dream wrote:
der klassiker
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
the guitarwork on here is outstanding
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Andersonsaa wrote:
Yea we got it... N the song
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Rockinfreddy wrote:
White man came across the sea Brought us pain and misery Killed our tribes killed our creed Took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came to much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives Run to the hills run for your lives Soldier blue in barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills run for your lives
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EvilMonkeyRec wrote:
Iron Maiden Album Art >> http://theevilmonkeysrecords.blogspot.com/2012/01/derek-riggs-gallery.html
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moresweetb wrote:
I love Iron Maiden&Bruce. Its an awesome song.
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unknown0_0 wrote:
classic
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MarquisdeMisery wrote:
fantastic
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BIG-D313 wrote:
Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills _________ Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women & Children a cowards attack... Enslaving the young and destroying the old. -__ \m/.(><).\m/ __-
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FearDeimos wrote:
Still a classic.
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Japsxd wrote:
Maiden!!!!
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