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'''Edward The Great''' was ]'s third best of album (counting their ] ] ] which came with a 20 track best of CD with songs chosen by the fans), and was released on ], ] along with the massive ] box set, as a way to introduce new fans to Maiden. However, many older fans complained about the lack of exclusive or rare material on it. It should be noted that this is the only cd by Iron Maiden to contain an 'Explicit Lyrics' warning. |
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{{Infobox album |
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| name = Edward the Great |
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| type = Compilation |
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| artist = ] |
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| cover = Edward the Great.jpg |
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| released = 4 November 2002 |
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| recorded = 1982–2001/2003 <small>(2005 reissue)</small> |
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| genre = ] |
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| length = 74:04<ref name="liner"/> |
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| label = ] |
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| producer = |
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| chronology = ] compilations |
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| prev_title = ] |
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| prev_year = 2002 |
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| next_title = ] |
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| next_year = 2005 |
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{{Music ratings |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r614834|first=Alex|last=Henderson|access-date=26 June 2011|title=Iron Maiden – ''Edward the Great: Greatest Hits''}}</ref> |
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'''''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. |
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*Tracklist |
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**1) Run To The Hills (Harris) |
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**2) The Number of the Beast (Harris) |
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**3) Flight of Icarus (Smith/Dickinson) |
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**4) The Trooper (Harris) |
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**5) 2 Minutes To Midnight (Smith/Dickinson) |
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**6) Wasted Years (Smith) |
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**7) Can I Play With Madness (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) |
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**8) The Evil That Men Do (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) |
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**9) The Clairvoyant (Harris) |
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**10) Infinite Dreams (Harris) |
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**11) Holy Smoke (Harris/Dickinson) |
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**12) Bring Your Daughter... ...To The Slaughter (Dickinson) |
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**13) Man On The Edge (Gers/Bayley) |
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**14) Futureal (Harris/Bayley) |
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**15) The Wicker Man (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) |
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**16) Fear Of The Dark (Live) (Harris) |
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] |
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==Background== |
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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"/> |
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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"/> |
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==Track listing== |
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===Original track listing (2002)=== |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Original track listing |
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| total_length = 74:55 |
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| extra_column = Original album |
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| title1 = ] |
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| extra1 = 1982 ~ '']'' |
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| writer1 = ] |
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| length1 = 3:55 |
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| title2 = ] |
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| extra2 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast'' |
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| writer2 = Harris |
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| length2 = 4:52 |
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| title3 = ] |
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| extra3 = 1983 ~ '']'' |
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| writer3 = ], ] |
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| length3 = 3:52 |
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| title4 = ] |
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| extra4 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind'' |
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| writer4 = Harris |
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| length4 = 4:11 |
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| title5 = ] |
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| extra5 = 1984 ~ '']'' |
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| writer5 = Smith, Dickinson |
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| length5 = 6:00 |
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| title6 = ] |
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| extra6 = 1986 ~ '']'' |
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| writer6 = Smith |
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| length6 = 5:06 |
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| title7 = ] |
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| extra7 = 1988 ~ '']'' |
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| writer7 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris |
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| length7 = 3:31 |
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| title8 = ] |
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| extra8 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' |
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| writer8 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris |
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| length8 = 4:34 |
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| title9 = ] |
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| extra9 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' |
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| writer9 = Harris |
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| length9 = 4:27 |
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| title10 = ] |
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| extra10 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' |
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| writer10 = Harris |
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| length10 = 6:10 |
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| title11 = ] |
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| extra11 = 1990 ~ '']'' |
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| writer11 = Harris, Dickinson |
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| length11 = 3:48 |
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| title12 = ] |
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| extra12 = 1990 ~ ''No Prayer for the Dying'' |
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| writer12 = Dickinson |
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| length12 = 4:44 |
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| title13 = ] |
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| extra13 = 1995 ~ '']'' |
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| writer13 = ], ] |
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| length13 = 4:12 |
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| title14 = ] |
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| extra14 = 1998 ~ '']'' |
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| writer14 = Harris, Bayley |
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| length14 = 2:55 |
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| title15 = ] |
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| extra15 = 2000 ~ '']'' |
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| writer15 = Smith, Harris, Dickinson |
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| length15 = 4:34 |
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| title16 = ] |
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| note16 = <small>Live in ], ] 2001</small> |
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| extra16 = 2002 ~ '']'' <small>(1992 ~ '']'')</small> |
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| writer16 = Harris |
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| length16 = 8:04 |
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}} |
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===Revised track listing (2005)=== |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Revised track listing |
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| total_length = 73:52 |
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| extra_column = Original album |
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| title1 = Run to the Hills |
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| extra1 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast'' |
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| writer1 = Harris |
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| length1 = 3:55 |
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| title2 = The Number of the Beast |
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| extra2 = 1982 ~ ''The Number of the Beast'' |
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| writer2 = Harris |
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| length2 = 4:52 |
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| title3 = The Trooper |
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| extra3 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind'' |
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| writer3 = Harris |
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| length3 = 4:11 |
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| title4 = Flight of Icarus |
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| extra4 = 1983 ~ ''Piece of Mind'' |
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| writer4 = Smith, Dickinson |
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| length4 = 3:52 |
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| title5 = 2 Minutes to Midnight |
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| extra5 = 1984 ~ ''Powerslave'' |
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| writer5 = Smith, Dickinson |
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| length5 = 6:00 |
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| title6 = Wasted Years |
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| extra6 = 1986 ~ ''Somewhere in Time'' |
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| writer6 = Smith |
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| length6 = 5:06 |
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| title7 = Can I Play With Madness |
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| extra7 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' |
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| writer7 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris |
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| length7 = 3:31 |
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| title8 = The Evil That Men Do |
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| extra8 = 1988 ~ ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' |
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| writer8 = Smith, Dickinson, Harris |
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| length8 = 4:34 |
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| title9 = Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter |
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| extra9 = 1990 ~ ''No Prayer for the Dying'' |
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| writer9 = Dickinson |
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| length9 = 4:44 |
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| title10 = Man on the Edge |
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| extra10 = 1995 ~ ''The X Factor'' |
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| writer10 = Bayley, Gers |
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| length10 = 4:12 |
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| title11 = Futureal |
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| extra11 = 1998 ~ ''Virtual XI'' |
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| writer11 = Harris, Bayley |
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| length11 = 2:55 |
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| title12 = The Wicker Man |
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| extra12 = 2000 ~ ''Brave New World'' |
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| writer12 = Smith, Harris, Dickinson |
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| length12 = 4:34 |
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| title13 = Brave New World |
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| extra13 = 2000 ~ ''Brave New World'' |
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| writer13 = ], Harris, Dickinson |
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| length13 = 6:18 |
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| title14 = ] |
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| extra14 = 2003 ~ '']'' |
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| writer14 = Smith, Harris |
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| length14 = 3:52 |
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| title15 = ] |
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| extra15 = 2003 ~ ''Dance of Death'' |
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| writer15 = Murray, Harris, Dickinson |
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| length15 = 3:48 |
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| title16 = Fear of the Dark |
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| note16 = <small>Live in ], ] 2003</small> |
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| extra16 = 2005 ~ '']'' <small>(1992 ~ ''Fear of the Dark'')</small> |
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| writer16 = Harris |
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| length16 = 7:28 |
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==Personnel== |
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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> |
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*] – vocals |
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*] – guitars |
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*] – 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") |
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*] – guitars (except "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge" and "Futureal") |
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*] – bass, producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal"), co-producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker") |
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*] – drums |
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*] – drums ("Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast") |
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*] – vocals ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal") |
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*] – producer (except "Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker") |
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*Nigel Green – producer ("Man on the Edge" and "Futureal") |
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*] – producer ("The Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", "Brave New World", "Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker") |
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*Simon Heyworth – ]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") |
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*Ronal Whelan – mastering ("Futureal") |
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*George Marino – mastering ("The Wicker Man", "Brave New World" and "Fear of the Dark" – 2002 edition) |
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*Tim Young – mastering ("Wildest Dreams" and "Rainmaker") |
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*] – mastering ("Fear of the Dark" – 2005 edition) |
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*] – ] |
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*Peacock – ], design |
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*Dimo Safari – photography |
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*] – photography |
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*] – photography |
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*] – management |
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*] – management |
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*Merck Mercuriadis – management |
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==Charts== |
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{{album chart|Flanders|46|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=11 September 2021}} |
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{{album chart|Finland|34|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2021}} |
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!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> |
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{{album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great – The Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2015}} |
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{{album chart|UK|57|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Edward the Great|rowheader=true|access-date=13 September 2021}} |
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==Certifications== |
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{{Certification Table Top}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{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}} |
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{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Iron Maiden}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edward The Great}} |
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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.
