The Wicker Man (4:40)
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“The Wicker Man” is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their album Brave New World, released in April 2000. It was co-written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. It was co-produced by Kevin Shirley and Harris. The title is inspired by the British cult film of the same name. The song should not be confused with 
Wicker Man from Dickinson’s solo career, the lyrics of which are more closely themed around the film. The latter song can be found on the 2 disc edition of The Best Of Bruce Dickinson.
The radio version of the song differs from the album track, with the line “Your time will come” followed by the line, “Thy will be done” once, the second line is its regular “Your time will come”, then the third line followed by another “Thy will be done”. The last line is followed by “Don’t turn, don’t run.” This is the case for every chorus except for the 3rd chorus where the 3rd line is “I’ll be the one” and the 4th line is “Burn on the sun.” This version is considered extremely rare as it has not aired since and is incredibly hard to find. Cover art was by Mark Wilkinson, after a piece by the famed artist Derek Riggs was rejected. This was the last piece Riggs would create for Iron Maiden, reasoning that they were too hard to work with. This art work was used for the picture vinyl disc and various minor pressings.
Wicker Man from Dickinson’s solo career, the lyrics of which are more closely themed around the film. The latter song can be found on the 2 disc edition of The Best Of Bruce Dickinson.The radio version of the song differs from the album track, with the line “Your time will come” followed by the line, “Thy will be done” once, the second line is its regular “Your time will come”, then the third line followed by another “Thy will be done”. The last line is followed by “Don’t turn, don’t run.” This is the case for every chorus except for the 3rd chorus where the 3rd line is “I’ll be the one” and the 4th line is “Burn on the sun.” This version is considered extremely rare as it has not aired since and is incredibly hard to find. Cover art was by Mark Wilkinson, after a piece by the famed artist Derek Riggs was rejected. This was the last piece Riggs would create for Iron Maiden, reasoning that they were too hard to work with. This art work was used for the picture vinyl disc and various minor pressings.
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Echelon10995 wrote:
Catchy as hell.
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Killed-By-Death wrote:
mirrorball95: This is probably one of the worst Maiden songs I've ever heard. // It is! A few good moments and riff, but the chorus is as lame as it can get! Wicker Man by Bruce Dickinson (from his solo stuff) is better.
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aryaa666 wrote:
great song and easy to play
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QuietJustice wrote:
I've seen Maiden live, they're fucking amazing. :D Decent song.
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DQwaz wrote:
Iron Maiden, the band that made me start caring who played bass just as much as lead guitar. Killer.
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Orange1999 wrote:
YOUR TIME WILL COME......WOAH OH HO WOAH OH HO
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CyberGrim wrote:
Can't go wrong with Wicker Man, a little commercial but still epic.
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mirrorball95 wrote:
This is probably one of the worst Maiden songs Ive ever heard.
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bagster94 wrote:
how the hell did Nicko McBrain pull this off without a double bass pedal??? kickass song anyways :D
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Kanixtant wrote:
WOAH OH WOAH OH
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gigdad1 wrote:
brilliant, wot a band
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tihsymtae wrote:
This song got me back into Maiden. But now I'm back off the wagon. Last two albums were pretty weak in my opinion.
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Popelus wrote:
GREAT! Up the irons \m/
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Ghostly117 wrote:
Live is so much better than studio!
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KopnijMniexD wrote:
your timeeeeeeeeeee will coomeeeeeee
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Johnson150 wrote:
good song
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Regdot wrote:
This song got me in to Maiden!
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majes89 wrote:
the best on Brave New World !
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zolireds wrote:
The Making of The Wicker Man
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TrueBlood4ever wrote:
@ Killed-By-Death: "YOUR TIME WILL COME!!!"
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