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The Trooper
| "The Trooper" | ||||
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| Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
| from the album Piece of Mind and Death on the Road | ||||
| B-side |
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Harris | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Trooper" on YouTube | ||||
"The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind (1983). It was one of only a few songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock.[1]
The song achieved success in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as gaining a better reception than the band's previous single, "Flight of Icarus".[2] It is one of their most popular and remains an essential track of heavy metal music. A live version of the song, from album Death on the Road, was issued in 2005.
- ^ "Iron Maiden Billboard Charts". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 114. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
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