" Man on the Edge " is a single from The X Factor by British band Iron Maiden . It was released in 1995 . The song is based on the movie I Have Enough With Michael Douglas (the original name of the film is “Falling Down”; this phrase is repeated in the refrain). The band's first single released with Blaze Bailey .
| Man on the edge | ||||
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| Single Iron Maiden from the album The X Factor | ||||
| Side B | "The Edge of Darkness" Judgment Day "Justice of the Peace" "I Live My Way" Blaze Bayley Interview | |||
| Released | September 25, 1995 | |||
| Format | Single 12 " picture disc | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal , speed metal | |||
| Duration | 4:11 | |||
| Songwriter | Blaze bayley Janick gers | |||
| Label | Emi | |||
| Timeline of the singles Iron Maiden | ||||
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Iron Maiden often played this song during the Ed Hunter tour in 1999 , and it was one of the five songs composed during Bailey’s stay in the group that the group continued to perform after his departure (the rest Lord of the Flies , Sign of the Cross , Futureal , The Clansman ).
In total, three clips were shot for this song. One of them filmed on the spot in Masad in Israel, the second is a more cinematic video with a group acting in the rays of blue tones and a man flying down; the third is 'sneak-peek', consisting of slicing comic moments of black and white silent films and was used for advertising purposes until the release of the single. This third option appears as the Easter Egg DVD of Visions of the Beast.
A live version of the song, recorded in 1999 , was released on the 2000 single The Wicker Man with Bruce Dickinson's vocals.
Content
- 1 List of Songs
- 1.1 CD 1
- 1.2 CD 2
- 1.3 12 "disc
- 2 Composition
List of Songs
CD 1
- "Man on the Edge" ( Blaze Bayley , Janick Gers ) - 4:13
- “The Edge of Darkness” ( Steve Harris , Bayley, Gers) - 6:39
- Judgment Day (Bayley, Gers) - 4:06
- Blaze Bayley Interview, Part I - 5:41
CD 2
- "Man on the Edge" ( Blaze Bayley , Janick Gers ) - 4:13
- “The Edge of Darkness” ( Steve Harris , Bayley, Gers) - 6:39
- Justice of the Peace (Harris, Dave Murray ) - 3:33
- Blaze Bayley Interview, Part II - 5:56
12 "disc
- "Man on the Edge" ( Blaze Bayley , Janick Gers ) - 4:13
- “The Edge of Darkness” ( Steve Harris , Bayley, Gers) - 6:39
- “I Live My Way” (Harris, Bayley, Gers) - 3:48
Composition
- Blaze Bayley - vocals
- Dave Murray - guitar
- Janick Gers - guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris - bass guitar , backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums