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| Name = Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits | name = Edward the Great
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'''''Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits''''' is ]'s third "]", originally released on 4 November 2002. In contrast to other works by the group collecting together songs from different albums, such as '']'', ''Edward the Great'' includes no tracks with performances with vocalist ]; however, material from when ] fronted the band were included. '''''Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits''''' is ]'s third "]", originally released on 4 November 2002. Unlike the band's other works by the group collecting together songs from different albums, such as '']'', ''Edward the Great'' does not feature any material from the group's first two albums, which featured ] as vocalist, but does include material from ]'s five-year tenure with the band.


==Background== ==Background==
According to ], the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Wall 365">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | authorlink = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=365}}</ref> Bassist and founder member ] comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the ''Edward the Great'' album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up."<ref name="Wall 365"/> To satisfy "the real collector", the band released the '']'' box set simultaneously.<ref name="Wall 365"/> Notably, neither edition features any songs from ]'s tenure. According to ], the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Wall 365">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=365}}</ref> Bassist and founder member ] comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the ''Edward the Great'' album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up."<ref name="Wall 365"/> To satisfy "the real collector", the band released the '']'' box set simultaneously.<ref name="Wall 365"/>


In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South-America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of '']'' compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the '']'' album as well as an alternate live version of "]".<ref name="essential">{{cite web | url = http://www.ironmaiden.com/the-essential-iron-maiden.html | title = ''The Essential Iron Maiden'' | publisher = Ironmaiden.com | accessdate = 13 January 2012}}</ref> The updated CD also added the song "Brave New World" from the ] and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden manager ], replacing the original foreword by founding member Steve Harris. The album cover does not differentiate between the two editions.<ref name="essential"/> In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of '']'' compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the '']'' album as well as an alternate live version of "]".<ref name="essential">{{cite web | url = http://www.ironmaiden.com/the-essential-iron-maiden.html | title = ''The Essential Iron Maiden'' | publisher = Ironmaiden.com | access-date = 13 January 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The updated CD also added the song "Brave New World" from the ] and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden manager ], replacing the original foreword by founding member Steve Harris. The album cover does not differentiate between the two editions.<ref name="essential"/>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
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| headline = Original track listing | headline = Original track listing
| total_length = 74:55 | total_length = 74:55
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Original album | extra_column = Original album
| title1 = ] | title1 = ]
| extra1 = '']'' | extra1 = 1982 ~ '']''
| writer1 = ] | writer1 = ]
| length1 = 3:55 | length1 = 3:55
| title2 = ] | title2 = ]
| extra2 = ''The Number of the Beast'' | extra2 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast''
| writer2 = Harris | writer2 = Harris
| length2 = 4:52 | length2 = 4:52
| title3 = ] | title3 = ]
| extra3 = '']'' | extra3 = 1983 ~ '']''
| writer3 = ], ] | writer3 = ], ]
| length3 = 3:52 | length3 = 3:52
| title4 = ] | title4 = ]
| extra4 = ''Piece of Mind'' | extra4 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind''
| writer4 = Harris | writer4 = Harris
| length4 = 4:11 | length4 = 4:11
| title5 = ] | title5 = ]
| extra5 = '']'' | extra5 = 1984 ~ '']''
| writer5 = Dickinson, Smith | writer5 = Smith, Dickinson
| length5 = 6:00 | length5 = 6:00
| title6 = ] | title6 = ]
| extra6 = '']'' | extra6 = 1986 ~ '']''
| writer6 = Smith | writer6 = Smith
| length6 = 5:06 | length6 = 5:06
| title7 = ] | title7 = ]
| extra7 = '']'' | extra7 = 1988 ~ '']''
| writer7 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer7 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris
| length7 = 3:31 | length7 = 3:31
| title8 = ] | title8 = ]
| extra8 = ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' | extra8 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''
| writer8 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer8 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris
| length8 = 4:34 | length8 = 4:34
| title9 = ] | title9 = ]
| extra9 = ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' | extra9 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''
| writer9 = Harris | writer9 = Harris
| length9 = 4:27 | length9 = 4:27
| title10 = ] | title10 = ]
| extra10 = ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' | extra10 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''
| writer10 = Harris | writer10 = Harris
| length10 = 6:10 | length10 = 6:10
| title11 = ] | title11 = ]
| extra11 = '']'' | extra11 = 1990 ~ '']''
| writer11 = Dickinson, Harris | writer11 = Harris, Dickinson
| length11 = 3:48 | length11 = 3:48
| title12 = ] | title12 = ]
| extra12 = ''No Prayer for the Dying'' | extra12 = 1990 ~ ''No Prayer for the Dying''
| writer12 = Dickinson | writer12 = Dickinson
| length12 = 4:44 | length12 = 4:44
| title13 = ] | title13 = ]
| extra13 = '']'' | extra13 = 1995 ~ '']''
| writer13 = ], ] | writer13 = ], ]
| length13 = 4:12 | length13 = 4:12
| title14 = ] | title14 = ]
| extra14 = '']'' | extra14 = 1998 ~ '']''
| writer14 = Bayley, Harris | writer14 = Harris, Bayley
| length14 = 2:55 | length14 = 2:55
| title15 = ] | title15 = ]
| extra15 = '']'' | extra15 = 2000 ~ '']''
| writer15 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer15 = Smith, Harris, Dickinson
| length15 = 4:34 | length15 = 4:34
| title16 = ] | title16 = ]
| note16 = live | note16 = <small>Live in ], ] 2001</small>
| extra16 = '']'' | extra16 = 2002 ~ '']'' <small>(1992 ~ '']'')</small>
| writer16 = Harris | writer16 = Harris
| length16 = 8:04 | length16 = 8:04
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| headline = Revised track listing | headline = Revised track listing
| total_length = 73:52 | total_length = 73:52
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Original album | extra_column = Original album
| title1 = Run to the Hills | title1 = Run to the Hills
| extra1 = ''The Number of the Beast'' | extra1 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast''
| writer1 = Harris | writer1 = Harris
| length1 = 3:55 | length1 = 3:55
| title2 = The Number of the Beast | title2 = The Number of the Beast
| extra2 = ''The Number of the Beast'' | extra2 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast''
| writer2 = Harris | writer2 = Harris
| length2 = 4:52 | length2 = 4:52
⚫ | title4 = Flight of Icarus
⚫ | extra4 = ''Piece of Mind''
⚫ | writer4 = Dickinson, Smith
⚫ | length4 = 3:52
| title3 = The Trooper | title3 = The Trooper
| extra3 = ''Piece of Mind'' | extra3 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind''
| writer3 = Harris | writer3 = Harris
| length3 = 4:11 | length3 = 4:11
⚫ | title4 = Flight of Icarus
⚫ | extra4 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind''
⚫ | writer4 = Smith, Dickinson
⚫ | length4 = 3:52
| title5 = 2 Minutes to Midnight | title5 = 2 Minutes to Midnight
| extra5 = ''Powerslave'' | extra5 = 1984 ~ ''Powerslave''
| writer5 = Dickinson, Smith | writer5 = Smith, Dickinson
| length5 = 6:00 | length5 = 6:00
| title6 = Wasted Years | title6 = Wasted Years
| extra6 = ''Somewhere in Time'' | extra6 = 1986 ~ ''Somewhere in Time''
| writer6 = Smith | writer6 = Smith
| length6 = 5:06 | length6 = 5:06
| title7 = Can I Play with Madness | title7 = Can I Play With Madness
| extra7 = ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' | extra7 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''
| writer7 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer7 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris
| length7 = 3:31 | length7 = 3:31
| title8 = The Evil That Men Do | title8 = The Evil That Men Do
| extra8 = ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' | extra8 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''
| writer8 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer8 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris
| length8 = 4:34 | length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter | title9 = Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
| extra9 = ''No Prayer for the Dying'' | extra9 = 1990 ~ ''No Prayer for the Dying''
| writer9 = Dickinson | writer9 = Dickinson
| length9 = 4:44 | length9 = 4:44
| title10 = Man on the Edge | title10 = Man on the Edge
| extra10 = ''The X Factor'' | extra10 = 1995 ~ ''The X Factor''
| writer10 = Bayley, Gers | writer10 = Bayley, Gers
| length10 = 4:12 | length10 = 4:12
| title11 = Futureal | title11 = Futureal
| extra11 = ''Virtual XI'' | extra11 = 1998 ~ ''Virtual XI''
| writer11 = Bayley, Harris | writer11 = Harris, Bayley
| length11 = 2:55 | length11 = 2:55
| title12 = The Wicker Man | title12 = The Wicker Man
| extra12 = ''Brave New World'' | extra12 = 2000 ~ ''Brave New World''
| writer12 = Dickinson, Harris, Smith | writer12 = Smith, Harris, Dickinson
| length12 = 4:34 | length12 = 4:34
| title13 = Brave New World | title13 = Brave New World
| extra13 = ''Brave New World'' | extra13 = 2000 ~ ''Brave New World''
| writer13 = Dickinson, Harris, ] | writer13 = ], Harris, Dickinson
| length13 = 6:18 | length13 = 6:18
| title14 = ] | title14 = ]
| extra14 = '']'' | extra14 = 2003 ~ '']''
| writer14 = Harris, Smith | writer14 = Smith, Harris
| length14 = 3:52 | length14 = 3:52
| title15 = ] | title15 = ]
| extra15 = ''Dance of Death'' | extra15 = 2003 ~ ''Dance of Death''
| writer15 = Dickinson, Harris, Murray | writer15 = Murray, Harris, Dickinson
| length15 = 3:48 | length15 = 3:48
| title16 = Fear of the Dark | title16 = Fear of the Dark
| note16 = live | note16 = <small>Live in ], ] 2003</small>
| extra16 = '']'' | extra16 = 2005 ~ '']'' <small>(1992 ~ ''Fear of the Dark'')</small>
| writer16 = Harris | writer16 = Harris
| length16 = 7:28 | length16 = 7:28
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Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Edward the Great |others=] |date=4 November 2002 |publisher=] }}</ref> Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Edward the Great |others=] |date=4 November 2002 |publisher=] }}</ref>
;Iron Maiden ;Iron Maiden
*]&nbsp;– lead vocals (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal") *]&nbsp;– vocals
⚫ *]&nbsp;– guitars
⚫ *]&nbsp;– bass guitar, producer ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal"), co-producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker")
*]&nbsp;– guitars ("Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
⚫ *]&nbsp;– guitar
*]&nbsp;– guitar ("Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker") *]&nbsp;– guitars (except "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
⚫ *]&nbsp;– bass, producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal"), co-producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
⚫ *]&nbsp;– guitar (except "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge", "Futureal")
*]&nbsp;– drums (except "Run to the Hills", "The Number of the Beast") *]&nbsp;– drums
*]&nbsp;– drums ("Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast")
⚫ *]&nbsp;– vocals ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
;Additional musicians

⚫ *]&nbsp;– lead vocals ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal")
*]&nbsp;– drums ("Run to the Hills", "The Number of the Beast")
;Production ;Production
*]&nbsp;– producer (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker") *]&nbsp;– producer (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
*Nigel Green&nbsp;– producer ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal") *Nigel Green&nbsp;– producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
*]&nbsp;– producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker") *]&nbsp;– producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
*Simon Heyworth&nbsp;– ]ing (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker"), ] ("Man on the Edge") *Simon Heyworth&nbsp;– ]ing (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker"), ] ("Man on the Edge")
*Ronal Whelan&nbsp;– mastering ("Futureal") *Ronal Whelan&nbsp;– mastering ("Futureal")
*George Marino&nbsp;– mastering ("The Wicker Man", "Brave New World", "Fear of the Dark" — 2002 edition) *George Marino&nbsp;– mastering ("The Wicker Man", "Brave New World" and "Fear of the Dark" – 2002 edition)
*Tim Young&nbsp;– mastering ("Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker") *Tim Young&nbsp;– mastering ("Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
*]&nbsp;– mastering ("Fear of the Dark" — 2005 edition) *]&nbsp;– mastering ("Fear of the Dark" – 2005 edition)
*]&nbsp;– ] *]&nbsp;– ]
*Peacock&nbsp;– ], design *Peacock&nbsp;– ], design
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*Merck Mercuriadis&nbsp;– management *Merck Mercuriadis&nbsp;– management


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
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!Country
!Peak<br>position
⚫ !Chart (2002)
!Position
|- |-
{{album chart|Flanders|46|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=11 September 2021}}
|Japan
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| 242<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/32233/products/music/492166/1/ | script-title=ja:アイアン・メイデン – ''偉大なるエディ～グレイテスト・ヒッツ'' | publisher = ] | language = Japanese | accessdate = 21 October 2011}}</ref>
|- |-
{{album chart|Finland|34|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2021}}
| Sweden
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| 16<ref name="Sweden">{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Edward+The+Great+-+The+Greatest+Hits&cat=a | title = Iron Maiden – ''Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits'' (album) | publisher = Swedishcharts.com | work = '']'' | accessdate = 21 October 2011}}</ref>
|- |-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| United Kingdom
| align="center"| 242
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| 57<ref name="UK">{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/iron%20maiden/|title= Iron Maiden Chart History|publisher=]|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref>
|- |-
{{album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2015}}
!Country
!Chart (2003)
!Position
|- |-
{{album chart|UK|57|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2021}}
| Belgium (Flanders)
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| 46<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Edward+The+Great+-+The+Greatest+Hits&cat=a | title = Iron Maiden – ''Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits'' (album) | language = Dutch | publisher = ] | accessdate = 21 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
| Finland
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| 34<ref name="Finland">{{cite web | url = http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Edward+The+Great+-+The+Greatest+Hits&cat=a | title = Iron Maiden – ''Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits'' (album) | publisher = Finnishcharts.com | work = '']'' | accessdate = 21 October 2011}}</ref>
|} |}


==Certifications== ==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Canada | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | accessdate=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | date=12 October 2006 | certyear=2006}} {{Certification Table Entry | region=Canada | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | date=12 October 2006 | certyear=2006}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Finland | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | accessdate=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | certyear=2003 | salesamount=15,201}} {{Certification Table Entry | region=Finland | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | certyear=2003 | salesamount=15,201}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Sweden | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | accessdate=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | certyear=2003}} {{Certification Table Entry | region=Sweden | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=29 April 2013 | relyear=2002 | relmonth=11 | certyear=2003}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United Kingdom | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | accessdate=29 September 2015 | relyear=2015 | date=11 September 2015}} {{Certification Table Entry | region=United Kingdom | title=Edward the Great | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album |relyear=2002|certyear=2004 | date=11 September 2015|id=2016-1438-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|nounspecified=yes}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}


==References== ==References==
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2002 compilation album by Iron Maiden
Edward the Great
Compilation album by Iron Maiden
Released4 November 2002
Recorded1982–2001/2003 (2005 reissue)
GenreHeavy metal
Length74:04
LabelEMI
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Best of the 'B' Sides
(2002) 		Edward the Great
(2002) 		The Essential Iron Maiden
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits is Iron Maiden's third "best-of album", originally released on 4 November 2002. Unlike the band's other works by the group collecting together songs from different albums, such as Best of the Beast, Edward the Great does not feature any material from the group's first two albums, which featured Paul Di'Anno as vocalist, but does include material from Blaze Bayley's five-year tenure with the band.

Background

According to Mick Wall, the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as Best of the Beast and Ed Hunter. Bassist and founder member Steve Harris comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the Edward the Great album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up." To satisfy "the real collector", the band released the Eddie's Archive box set simultaneously.

In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of The Essential Iron Maiden compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the Dance of Death album as well as an alternate live version of "Fear of the Dark". The updated CD also added the song "Brave New World" from the album of the same name and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood, replacing the original foreword by founding member Steve Harris. The album cover does not differentiate between the two editions.

Track listing

Original track listing (2002)

Original track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Run to the Hills"Steve Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast3:55
2."The Number of the Beast"Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast4:52
3."Flight of Icarus"Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith1983 ~ Piece of Mind3:52
4."The Trooper"Harris1983 ~ Piece of Mind4:11
5."2 Minutes to Midnight"Smith, Dickinson1984 ~ Powerslave6:00
6."Wasted Years"Smith1986 ~ Somewhere in Time5:06
7."Can I Play With Madness"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son3:31
8."The Evil That Men Do"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son4:34
9."The Clairvoyant"Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son4:27
10."Infinite Dreams"Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son6:10
11."Holy Smoke"Harris, Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying3:48
12."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying4:44
13."Man on the Edge"Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers1995 ~ The X Factor4:12
14."Futureal"Harris, Bayley1998 ~ Virtual XI2:55
15."The Wicker Man"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World4:34
16."Fear of the Dark" (Live in Rock in Rio, Brazil 2001)Harris2002 ~ Rock in Rio (1992 ~ Fear of the Dark)8:04
Total length:74:55

Revised track listing (2005)

Revised track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Run to the Hills"Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast3:55
2."The Number of the Beast"Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast4:52
3."The Trooper"Harris1983 ~ Piece of Mind4:11
4."Flight of Icarus"Smith, Dickinson1983 ~ Piece of Mind3:52
5."2 Minutes to Midnight"Smith, Dickinson1984 ~ Powerslave6:00
6."Wasted Years"Smith1986 ~ Somewhere in Time5:06
7."Can I Play With Madness"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son3:31
8."The Evil That Men Do"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son4:34
9."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying4:44
10."Man on the Edge"Bayley, Gers1995 ~ The X Factor4:12
11."Futureal"Harris, Bayley1998 ~ Virtual XI2:55
12."The Wicker Man"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World4:34
13."Brave New World"Dave Murray, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World6:18
14."Wildest Dreams"Smith, Harris2003 ~ Dance of Death3:52
15."Rainmaker"Murray, Harris, Dickinson2003 ~ Dance of Death3:48
16."Fear of the Dark" (Live in Westfalenhallen, Germany 2003)Harris2005 ~ Death on the Road (1992 ~ Fear of the Dark)7:28
Total length:73:52

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

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  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars ("Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
  • Adrian Smith – guitars (except "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
  • Steve Harris – bass, producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal"), co-producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
  • Nicko McBrain – drums
  • Clive Burr – drums ("Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast")
  • Blaze Bayley – vocals ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
Production
  • Martin Birch – producer (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
  • Nigel Green – producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal")
  • Kevin Shirley – producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
  • Simon Heyworth – remastering (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker"), mastering ("Man on the Edge")
  • Ronal Whelan – mastering ("Futureal")
  • George Marino – mastering ("The Wicker Man", "Brave New World" and "Fear of the Dark" – 2002 edition)
  • Tim Young – mastering ("Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker")
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering ("Fear of the Dark" – 2005 edition)
  • Tom Adams – sleeve illustration
  • Peacock – art direction, design
  • Dimo Safari – photography
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Ross Halfin – photography
  • Rod Smallwood – management
  • Andy Taylor – management
  • Merck Mercuriadis – management

Charts

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 46
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 34
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 242
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 16
UK Albums (OCC) 57

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Gold 15,201
Sweden (GLF) Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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