The Trooper

This article is about the Iron Maiden song. For other uses, see Trooper.
"The Trooper"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Piece of Mind and Death on the Road
B-side
  • 1983
  • "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)
  • 2005 CD
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Prowler" (live)
  • 2005 7" live
  • "Another Life" (live)
  • 2005 12"
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live)
  • 2005 digital download
  • "The Trooper" (live)
Released
  • 20 June 1983
  • 15 August 2005
Recorded
  • 1983
  • 24 November 2003
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:11
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Steve Harris
Producer(s)Martin Birch
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Flight of Icarus"
(1983) 		"The Trooper"
(1983) 		"2 Minutes to Midnight"
(1984)
"The Number of the Beast (reissue)"
(2005)
"The Trooper (live in 2003)"
(2005)
"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
(2006)
Music video
"The Trooper" on YouTube

"The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind (1983). It was one of only a few songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock.[1] It also achieved success in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as gaining a better reception than the band's previous single, "Flight of Icarus".[2] The song is one of their most popular and remains an essential track of heavy metal music.

A live version of the song, from Death on the Road, was issued in 2005.

  1. ^ "Iron Maiden Billboard Charts". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 114. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.