Empire of the Clouds
"Empire of the Clouds" is a 2016 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and taken from their 16th studio album The Book of Souls. Clocking in at 18 minutes long it is Iron Maiden longest song ever. It is based on the 1930 British R101 airship that crashed in Northern France during its maiden voyage.
| "Empire of the Clouds" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
| from The Book of Souls" | ||||
| B-side | "Maiden Voyage" | |||
| Released | 16 April 2016 | |||
| Recorded | September–December 2014 | |||
| Studio | Guillaume Tell, Paris | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 18:01 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Dickinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Empire of the Clouds" | 18:01 |
| 2. | "Maiden Voyage – The Story Behind Empire of the Clouds" | 21:07 |
