Be Quick or Be Dead

"Be Quick of Be Dead" is a 1992 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is the leading single from their 9th studio album Fear of the Dark. It went to number 2 in the United Kingdom and Finland and went to the top ten in Norway, Ireland and Demark. It also reached number 12 in New Zealand.

"Be Quick or Be Dead"
Single by Iron Maiden
from Fear of the Dark"
B-side	"Nodding Donkey Blues" "Space Station #5" "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
Released	13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:24
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
Producer(s)	Martin Birch, Steve Harris
Iron Maiden singles chronology
""Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (1990) Be Quick or Be Dead ""From Here to Eternity" (1992)

Track listings

7-inch single

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11

12-inch single

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11
3.	"Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)	3:47

UK 12-inch single

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24
2.	"Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (Hidden Track)	8:05

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11
4.	"Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)	3:47

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24
2.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11
3.	"Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)	3:47

UK CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24
2.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11
3.	"Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover; includes hidden track "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be")	11:57

French CD maxi-single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Quick or Be Dead"	3:24
2.	"Nodding Donkey Blues"	3:11
3.	"Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)	3:47
4.	"The French Message From Bruce Dickinson"	1:02