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The Number of the Beast

1982 single by Iron Maiden
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The Number of the Beast

Summary

The Number of the Beast is a single[1].

Key Facts

  • The Number of the Beast's instance of is recorded as single[2].
  • The Number of the Beast followed Run to the Hills[3].
  • The Number of the Beast was followed by Flight of Icarus[4].
  • The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[5].
  • The Number of the Beast's record label is recorded as EMI[6].
  • The Number of the Beast's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • The Number of the Beast is part of Iron Maiden singles discography[8].
  • The Number of the Beast was distributed by vinyl record[9].
  • The Number of the Beast was released on April 1982[10].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Adrian Smith[11].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Bruce Dickinson[12].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Clive Burr[13].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dave Murray[14].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Steve Harris[15].
  • The Number of the Beast's different from is recorded as Number of the Beast[16].
  • The Number of the Beast's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+2'}[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[18]

  • First release date: 1982-04-26[19]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[20]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6ca3b386-23e8-30d5-927d-bbdfea1c5257[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[5].

Publication

The Number of the Beast was released on April 1982[10]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[7]. It is part of Iron Maiden singles discography[8]. It was distributed by vinyl record[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Number of the Beast followed Run to the Hills[3]. It was followed by Flight of Icarus[4].

Related Entities

Iron Maiden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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