| "Iron Lion Zion" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Marley | ||||
| from the album Songs of Freedom | ||||
| B-side | "Smile Jamaica" | |||
| Released | 7 September 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1973 or 1974 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Tuff Gong | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Marley | |||
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"Iron Lion Zion" is a song written and recorded in April 1973[2][3] or 1974[4] by Jamaican singer and songwriter Bob Marley. It was first released posthumously on 7 September 1992 on the Songs of Freedom box set, reaching number five in the UK Singles Chart. The single also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Iron Lion Zion" peaked at number eight. Outside Europe, it reached number two in New Zealand, number 71 in Australia and number 11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. A remixed version was released as a single and later included in 1995 on Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 September 1992. p. 21.
- ^ Steffens, Roger; Jodie Pierson, Leroy (2005). Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography. Rounder Books. p. 70. ISBN 1-57940-120-1.
- ^ Kazo 2009, p. 65
- ^ Kazo 2009, p. 65