Flight of Icarus

Summary

Flight of Icarus is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Flight of Icarus's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Flight of Icarus's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Flight of Icarus followed The Number of the Beast^[5].
• Flight of Icarus was followed by The Trooper^[6].
• Flight of Icarus was produced by Martin Birch^[7].
• Among the performers on Flight of Icarus was Iron Maiden^[8].
• Flight of Icarus's record label is recorded as EMI^[9].
• Flight of Icarus is part of Piece of Mind^[10].
• Flight of Icarus was published on April 11, 1983^[11].
• Flight of Icarus's tracklist is recorded as Flight of Icarus^[12].
• Flight of Icarus's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Nicko McBrain^[13].
• Flight of Icarus's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dave Murray^[14].
• Flight of Icarus's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Steve Harris^[15].
• Flight of Icarus's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Adrian Smith^[16].
• Flight of Icarus's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Bruce Dickinson^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[18]

• First release date: 1983-04-11^[19]

• Genre(s): heavy metal, rock^[20]

• Community tags: heavy metal, rock^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: e5634a0b-1f3a-3f60-b62a-a30a968c2340^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Flight of Icarus was Iron Maiden^[8]. It was produced by Martin Birch^[7].

Publication

Flight of Icarus was published on April 11, 1983^[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music^[4]. It is part of Piece of Mind^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Flight of Icarus followed The Number of the Beast^[5]. It was followed by The Trooper^[6].

Why It Matters

Flight of Icarus ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]