“The Trooper”
Single by Iron Maiden from the album Piece of Mind
B-side	1983 single "Cross-Eyed Mary"
Released	20 June 1983 15 August 2005
Format	7" and 12" Vinyl CD single
Recorded	1982 30 August 2005
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:10 4:12
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Steve Harris
Producer	Martin Birch
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Flight of Icarus" (1983) "The Trooper" (1983) "2 Minutes to Midnight" (1984)
"The Number of the Beast" (2005)	"The Trooper (live)" (2005)	"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (2006)

"The Trooper" is a song written by Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris. Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Stephen Percy Harris (born March 12, 1956 in Leytonstone, London, England) is the Bassist, band leader and primary In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Martin Birch is a British rock and Heavy metal Music producer. " Flight of Icarus " is a 1983 Song by Iron Maiden. It is the band's eighth single and the first from the Piece of Mind " 2 Minutes to Midnight " is the tenth single released by Iron Maiden and the second track from their 1984 album Powerslave " The Number of the Beast " is Iron Maiden 's seventh single and the second single from Iron Maiden's 1982 album of the same name. " The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg " is a song by Iron Maiden on their 14th studio album A Matter of Life and Death. For other uses see Iron maiden. Stephen Percy Harris (born March 12, 1956 in Leytonstone, London, England) is the Bassist, band leader and primary It is Iron Maiden's ninth single, and the second from their 1983 album Piece of Mind. For other uses see Iron maiden. Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The single was released on June 20, 1983. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The song is about the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 during the Crimean War, and is at least partially based upon Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade", taking the viewpoint of one of the slain troopers, who, in the coverart, is perceived as a bald Eddie. The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854, was a key battle during the Crimean War, fought between the allied forces of the United Kingdom The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets The Charge of the Light Brigade is an 1854 Narrative poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson about the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle Eddie, whose full name is Eddie the 'Ead or Edward the Head also known as Edward the Great (see below is the Mascot for the British It is known for the galloping triplet sound of its bass and electric guitar, as well as its catchy and memorable riff, and is a crowd favourite at concerts. In Music a tuplet is any consecutive group of notes with an individual value more or less than half as long as the next larger note value

The music video features clips of the charge from the 1936 film The Charge of the Light Brigade, which was controversial due to the deaths of 200 horses and an actor during filming. The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 Historical film made by Warner Bros On the Visions of the Beast DVD, a newer version of the video replaces the film footage with Flash animation by Camp Chaos. Visions of the Beast was released by Iron Maiden on June 2, 2003 and contains every promotional video through 2001's Rock in Rio A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated Film which is created using Adobe Flash animation software and often distributed in the In the animation, Eddie - dressed in 19th Century British uniform and wielding two sabers - battles multiple caricatures of George W. Bush, Al Gore and Tipper Gore in a parody of the 2000 US presidential election. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore (born August 19, 1948) is an author photographer former " Second Lady of the United States," and the wife of The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican At one point, Tipper Gore paints 'RATED X' on a cannonball; this is a mocking reference to Tipper's involvement in the Parents Music Resource Center which successfully attempted to add warning labels to various records - many of them heavy metal - that they deemed inappropriate. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President ^[1]

Lead singer Bruce Dickinson introduced the song in the Rock in Rio (Brazil, 2001) concert by quoting some lines of the poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson: "Into the valley of death, rode the six hundred. Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer Airline pilot, radio show Rock in Rio, the largest rock festival in the world (15 million people in the first edition 700 thousand in the second about 1 million in the third and in the 3 international editions . . Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, volleyed and thundered, 'The Trooper'". Usually, Dickinson waves a British flag during the song (sometimes a flag different from the British), but on the last few tours he has also worn an authentic-looking red tunic.

"The Trooper" was re-released as a single in 2005 to help promote The Early Days DVD retrospective which covers the band's first eight years together. The Early Days DVD set features an exhaustive thoroughly complete history of the early years of Iron Maiden, from their humble beginnings in The live version comes from the double-live album Death on the Road, recorded live in Germany in 2003 and released in late 2005. Death on the Road is a live CD, LP, and DVD released by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden on Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Additional tracks include live performances from Iron Maiden's very first concert in support of The Early Days - a headlining performance at Germany's Rock am Ring festival. The Early Days DVD set features an exhaustive thoroughly complete history of the early years of Iron Maiden, from their humble beginnings in Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Rock am Ring ( Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park ( Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous Rock music festivals held annually in

Cover versions of the song can be found on the tribute albums The Iron Maidens: World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden and their follow up CD/DVD release Route 666, which features Motörhead guitar player Phil Campbell joining the girls on a live version of the song. The Iron Maidens World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden is the debut album by American Tribute band The Iron Maidens. Route 666 is the second album by the all-female Tribute band The Iron Maidens and the first under their Japanese label Powerslave Records Philip Anthony Campbell, born on May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, is the Lead guitarist of the British heavy There is also Numbers from the Beast, featuring Lemmy on vocals, Phil Campbell and Rocky George on guitars, Chuck Wright on bass, and Chris Slade on drums. Numbers from the Beast is a Tribute album to Iron Maiden that was released in 2005 Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead Philip Anthony Campbell, born on May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, is the Lead guitarist of the British heavy Rocky George (born January 9, 1964 in Culver City California) is an American Heavy metal guitarist best known for being the Chris Slade (born Christopher Rees 30 October, 1946) is a Welsh rock Drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career Apart from differences in guitar solos and vocal patterns, this version follows Harris' original compositional configuration. German heavy metal band, Rage (band) have also covered the song on the tribute album "A Tribute To The Beast". Rage is a Heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 1984 Background Rage began in 1984 under the previous band name Avenger. A version of the song by Japanese band Onmyo-Za can also be heard as a Japanese bonus track on the same album. Onmyo-Za (also Onmyouza or Onmyoza; Japanese: 陰陽座 literally " Onmyou gathering" are a Japanese heavy metal band

The song is referenced in a later chapter in the book World War Z by Max Brooks. World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War (abbreviated WWZ) is a Novel by Max Brooks which chronicles a fictional Zombie Max Brooks (born Maximillian Michael Brooks on May 22, 1972 in New York City) is an author and screenwriter During the Battle of Hope between American soldiers and zombies, "The Trooper" was played as the Primary Enticement Mechanism to draw zombies to the battle and to inspire the soldiers and boost their morale.

The single's cover art forms part of a Loyalist mural in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. Ulster loyalism is a militant unionist ideology held mostly by Protestants in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of ^[2]

A covered version of the song is featured in the 2007 video game Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

The song is often covered by American band Coheed and Cambria as a part of medley incorporating the track in a number of Coheed and Cambria originals. Coheed and Cambria is an American Progressive metal band formed in New York.

It is ranked #24 in Martin Popoff book "The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time". The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time is a book by Martin Popoff who is the Editor in chief and Writer of the Brave Words Popoff put together this book by requesting thousands of metal fans, musicians, and journalists to send in their favourite heavy metal songs. Almost 18,000 individual votes were tallied and entered into a database from which the final rankings were derived. ^[3].

The opening riff to The Trooper is played at the end of the song "Violate" on Iced Earth's Alive in Athens album. Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida that combines influences from Thrash metal, Power metal, Alive in Athens is a live metal Album by the band Iced Earth.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 1983 single 1.2 2005 re-release 2 Credits 3 References

Track listings

1983 single

1. "The Trooper" (Harris) – 4:10
2. "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull cover) – 3:55

2005 re-release

1. "The Trooper" (live from Death on the Road) (Steve Harris) – 4:12
2. "The Trooper" (original studio version) (Harris) – 4:10
3. "Prowler" (recorded live in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 7 June 2005) (Harris) – 4:24
4. "Another Life" (recorded live in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 7 June 2005) (Harris)
5. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (recorded live in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 7 June 2005) (Harris)
6. "The Trooper" (live video of main track) (Harris) – 4:12
7. "The Trooper" (original promo video) (Harris) – 4:10

Credits

• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
• Janick Gers – guitar (except on 1983 studio track)
• Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nicko McBrain – drums

References

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