Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song)

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"Twilight Zone"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Killers
A-side"Wrathchild" (double A-side)[1]
Released2 March 1981 (1981-03-02)
GenreHeavy metal
Length2:32
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Women in Uniform"
(1980) 		"Twilight Zone" / "Wrathchild"
(1981) 		"Purgatory"
(1981)

"Twilight Zone" is the fourth

The First Ten Years, it is on the same CD and 12" vinyl as the previous single, "Women in Uniform
".

History

"Twilight Zone" was a non-album single in the UK, but it did appear on the US and Canadian versions of the Killers album and as a bonus track on the Japanese version, although mistakenly entitled "Details of Twilight Zone". This came about because the band also sent a

Rainbow, before Christmas, on video that we could use. We couldn't afford to pay for another video for 'Twilight Zone', so we did a double A-side, because we knew we were gonna be off touring a lot and, if by any chance they wanted us on Top of the Pops again, at least we'd got a video for 'Wrathchild' we could give them."[1]

Like their two previous single covers, the artwork for "Twilight Zone" was subject to criticism in the press, where it was interpreted as "gratuitous sexism."

Eddie, spying on a young girl in her bedroom.[1] Garry Bushell points out that the critics were mistaken, as the song lyrics and picture on the girl's dressing table insinuate that Eddie is dead and contacting his lover ("Charlotte") from beyond the grave, thus making it the band's first love song.[7] Derek Riggs painted the cover over the course of a weekend, on a CS-10 drawing board, on which he had difficulty painting; the girl was modeled after a friend of his.[8]

In an interview with eonmusic in 2020, Adrian Smith said that the song had been recorded "very quickly", stating that the tempo made the track "almost on the edge of being unplayable". Although uncredited as a writer, Smith also revealed that he had written the song's distinctive harmony section.[9]

The Red Vinyl. The same recording can be found on clear vinyl, as well as standard black vinyl.

Track listing

7" single
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Twilight Zone"Dave Murray, Steve Harris2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Wrathchild"Harris2:52

Personnel

Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch vinyl cover.[10]

Iron Maiden

Production

Charts

Twilight Zone

Chart (1981) Peak
position
French Singles(
SNEP)[11]
 27
UK Singles (OCC)[12]
 31
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 31

Women in Uniform/Twilight Zone

Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 10

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-86074-542-3
    .
  2. ^ "'Listen with Nicko · Part II'". Women in Uniform/Twilight Zone. Iron Maiden. EMI. 19 February 1990.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ISBN 1-86074-542-3
    .
  4. ISBN 1-86074-542-3
    .
  5. ^ James, Darren (2005). "Rod Speaks". Metal Hammer Presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem: 60.
  6. ISBN 0-946391-84-X
    .
  7. ISBN 0-946391-84-X
    .
  8. ^ "That was supposed to be a portrait of a friend of mine called Sylvia. But because of all the other problems it dosen't lok like her and her head's too small... Oh well". derek.server311.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Adrian Smith Iron Maiden eonmusic Interview August 2020".
  10. ^ "Twilight Zone" 7 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 2 March 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – I". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Iron Maiden from the menu, then press OK.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Iron Maiden Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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