Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)

Somewhere in Time
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released29 September 1986 (1986-09-29)[1]
RecordedJanuary–June 1986[2]
Studio
GenreHeavy metal
Length51:18
LabelEMI
ProducerMartin Birch
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
Powerslave
(1984) 		Somewhere in Time
(1986) 		Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
(1988)
Singles from Somewhere in Time
  1. "Wasted Years"
    Released: August 1986
  2. "Stranger in a Strange Land"
    Released: November 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[4]
Kerrang![5]
Sputnikmusic[6]
The Daily VaultA[7]

Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 29 September 1986 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers.[8]

Since its release, Somewhere in Time has been certified platinum by the RIAA, having sold over one million copies in the US.[9] Somewhere on Tour was the album's supporting tour. In 2023, it was made the focus of the Future Past World Tour, alongside 2021's Senjutsu.

  1. ^ "BPI Certification". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Iron Maiden Interviews". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ^ Wall, Mick (18 September 1986). "Time Lauds". Kerrang!. Vol. 129. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. pp. 14, 17.
  6. ^ Stagno, Mike (2 June 2006). "Iron Maiden – Somewhere in Time". Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. ^ McDonald, Riley (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Somewhere in Time". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  9. ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (1st ed.). Kagra. pp. 251–253. ISBN 83-87598-92-5.