Be Quick or Be Dead

"Be Quick or Be Dead"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Fear of the Dark
B-side
  • "Nodding Donkey Blues"
  • "Space Station #5"
  • "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
Released13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)[1]
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:24[2]
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
Producer(s)Martin Birch, Steve Harris
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"
(1990) 		"Be Quick or Be Dead"
(1992) 		"From Here to Eternity"
(1992)

"Be Quick or Be Dead" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their ninth studio album, Fear of the Dark, on 13 April 1992. The single peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and in Finland while reaching the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, and Norway.

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 April 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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