Running Free

"Running Free"
"Running Free"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Iron Maiden
B-side	"Burning Ambition"
Released	8 February 1980
Recorded	January 1980 ("Running Free") November 1979 ("Burning Ambition") ; March 1985 ("Running Free" (live) & "Sanctuary" (live); October 1984 ("Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:04 ; 3:26
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Steve Harris ; Paul Di'Anno
Producer(s)	Will Malone; Martin Birch (1985 live single)
Iron Maiden singles chronology

"Running Free" is a 1980 debut single by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was taken from their debut self-titled album. It was released on 8 February 1980. It was re-released as a live single in 1985. It went to number 34 in the United Kingdom and number 35 in New Zealand. The live version went to number 12 in Ireland and number 19 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

1980 7" UK single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running Free"	3:04

Side two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Burning Ambition"	2:39

7" Japanese single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prowler"	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Running Free"	3:16

1985 7" Live single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running Free" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)	3:26

Side two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Sanctuary" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)	4:38

1985 12" Live single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running Free" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)	3:26

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sanctuary" (Live at Long Beach Arena, California, America, 14–17 March 1985)	4:38
2.	"Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 12 October 1984)	4:30

References

↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.
↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed. Sanctuary Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Running Free live" 12 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 13 September 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "Running Free" 7 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 8 February 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Wall_129-1] Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.

[Wall_126-2] Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed. Sanctuary Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-86074-542-3.

[liner_85-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Running Free live" 12 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 13 September 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[liner-4] "Running Free" 7 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 8 February 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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