Be Quick or Be Dead

Summary

Be Quick or Be Dead is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Be Quick or Be Dead's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Be Quick or Be Dead's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Be Quick or Be Dead followed Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter^[5].
• Be Quick or Be Dead was followed by From Here to Eternity^[6].
• Be Quick or Be Dead was produced by Martin Birch^[7].
• Among the performers on Be Quick or Be Dead was Iron Maiden^[8].
• Be Quick or Be Dead's record label is recorded as EMI^[9].
• Be Quick or Be Dead is part of Fear of the Dark^[10].
• Be Quick or Be Dead was published on April 13, 1992^[11].
• Be Quick or Be Dead's lyricist is recorded as Bruce Dickinson^[12].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[13]

• First release date: 1992-04-13^[14]

• Genre(s): heavy metal, rock^[15]

• Community tags: heavy metal, rock^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 785d2c03-3bc1-3455-ba12-4335ab72b5aa^[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Be Quick or Be Dead was performed by Iron Maiden^[8]. It was produced by Martin Birch^[7].

Publication

Be Quick or Be Dead was published on April 13, 1992^[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music^[4]. It is part of Fear of the Dark^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Be Quick or Be Dead followed Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter^[5]. It was followed by From Here to Eternity^[6].

Why It Matters

Be Quick or Be Dead ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]