Run to the Hills

Summary

Run to the Hills is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,032 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Run to the Hills's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Run to the Hills's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Run to the Hills followed Purgatory^[5].
• Run to the Hills followed Out of the Silent Planet^[6].
• Run to the Hills was followed by Wasted Years^[7].
• Run to the Hills was followed by The Number of the Beast^[8].
• Run to the Hills was followed by Wildest Dreams^[9].
• Run to the Hills was produced by Martin Birch^[10].
• Run to the Hills was performed by Iron Maiden^[11].
• Run to the Hills's record label is recorded as Sony Group^[12].
• Run to the Hills is part of The Number of the Beast^[13].
• Run to the Hills's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Run to the Hills was published on February 12, 1982^[15].
• Run to the Hills's tracklist is recorded as Run to the Hills^[16].
• Run to the Hills's lyricist is recorded as Steve Harris^[17].
• Run to the Hills's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Adrian Smith^[18].
• Run to the Hills's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Bruce Dickinson^[19].
• Run to the Hills's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Clive Burr^[20].
• Run to the Hills's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dave Murray^[21].
• Run to the Hills's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Steve Harris^[22].
• Run to the Hills's main subject is European colonization of the Americas^[23].
• Run to the Hills's main subject is American Indian Wars^[24].
• Run to the Hills's different from is recorded as Run to the Hills^[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Single^[26]

• First release date: 1982-02-12^[27]

• Genre(s): heavy metal, rock^[28]

• Community tags: heavy metal, rock^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: c3a20f7a-6cee-3d69-ae48-5295a86fd7e4^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Run to the Hills was Iron Maiden^[11]. It was produced by Martin Birch^[10].

Publication

Run to the Hills was released on February 12, 1982^[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Its genre is heavy metal music^[4]. It is part of The Number of the Beast^[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include European colonization of the Americas^[23] and American Indian Wars^[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Purgatory^[5] and Out of the Silent Planet^[6]. Successors include Wasted Years^[7], The Number of the Beast^[8], and Wildest Dreams^[9].

Why It Matters

Run to the Hills ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,032 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]