The Wicker Man (song)

"The Wicker Man" is a 2000 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is the leading single from their 12th studio album Brave New World. It is titled after the 1973 movie The Wicker Man and went to number 9 in the United Kingdom, Norway and Scotland, number 1 in Greece, number 11 in Finland, number 4 in Canada, number 3 in Italy, number 35 in Ireland and number 5 in Spain and Sweden.

"The Wicker Man"
Single by Iron Maiden
from Brave New World"
B-side
Released8 May 2000 (2000-05-08)[1]
Recorded1999–2000
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:35
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Iron Maiden singles chronology
""Futureal"
(1998)
The Wicker Man ""Out of the Silent Planet"
(2000)
"The Wicker Man" at YouTube

Track listings

Standard edition

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson) – 4:35
  2. "Futureal" (live – Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland 15 September 1999) (Harris, Blaze Bayley) – 2:58
  3. "Man on the Edge" (live – Filaforum, Milano, Italy 23 September 1999) (Bayley, Janick Gers) – 4:37
  4. "The Wicker Man" (video) (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:35

Limited edition disc 1

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:35
  2. "Man on the Edge" (live – Filaforum, Milano, Italy 23 September 1999) (Bayley, Gers) – 4:37
  3. "Powerslave" (live – Palau Olimpico, Barcelona, Spain 25 September 1999) (Dickinson) – 7:11
  4. "The Wicker Man" (video) (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:35

Limited edition disc 2

  1. "The Wicker Man" (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:35
  2. "Futureal" (live – Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland 15 September 1999) (Harris, Bayley) – 2:58
  3. "Killers" (live – Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 10 September 1999) (Harris, Paul Di'Anno) – 4:28
  4. "Futureal (live video)" (Harris, Bayley) – 2:58

12-inch picture disc LP

A1. "The Wicker Man" (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:35
B1. "Powerslave" (live – Palau Olimpico, Barcelona, Spain 25 September 1999) (Dickinson) – 7:11
B2. "Killers" (live – Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 10 September 1999) (Harris, Di'Anno) – 4:28

References