The Number of the Beast

~ Song

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lyricist and composer:Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/26222 [info]
Wikidata:Q780895 [info]
referred to in medleys:Iron Maiden I
later parody versions:Number of the Bitch
later translated parody versions:Mi número, Juan Luis
is the basis for:L’entartement de Stéphane Dion

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1981-01 – 1981-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden5:08
1981-01 – 1981-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden4:52
1981-01 – 1981-02The Number Of The Beast (Original Promo - Camp Chaos Version)Iron Maiden?:??
1982-01 – 1982-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden3:54
1982-01 – 1982-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden4:51
1982-01 – 1982-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden5:07
1982-01 – 1982-02The Number of the BeastIron Maiden4:26
1982-01 – 1982-02The Number of the Beast (Camp Chaos Version)Iron Maiden4:58
1982-03-20The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-03-20: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveIron Maiden5:08
1982-03-20The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-03-20: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveIron Maiden4:48
1982-04-24The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-04-24: Palladium, New York City, NY, USA)liveIron Maiden4:08
1982-04-24The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-04-24: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveIron Maiden4:51
1982-04-24The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-04-24: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveIron Maiden4:44
1982-06-29The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-06-29: The Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveIron Maiden4:53
1982-06-29The Number of the Beast (live, 1982‐06‐29: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveIron Maiden4:47
1982-08-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1982-08-28: Reading Festival, Little John's Farm, Reading, England, UK)liveIron Maiden5:29
1983-05-26The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-05-26: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveIron Maiden4:58
1983-05-26The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-05-26: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveIron Maiden5:46
1983-12-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-12-18: Rock and Pop Festival, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden5:52
1983-12-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-12-18: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden5:03
1983-12-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-12-18: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:59
1983-12-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1983-12-18: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:57
1985-03-14 – 1985-03-17The Number of the Beast (live, 1985-03: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveIron Maiden?:??
1985-03-14 – 1985-03-17The Number of the Beast (live, 1985-03: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveIron Maiden4:53
1985-03The Number of the Beast (live, 1985-03: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveIron Maiden4:35
1986-10-08The Number of the Beast (live, 1986-10-08: Colston Hall, Bristol, England)liveIron Maiden4:37
1986-10-15The Number of the Beast (live, 1986-10-15: Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England)liveIron Maiden4:30
1986-11-22The Number of the Beast (live, 1986-11-22: Eilenriedhalle, Hannover, Germany)liveIron Maiden5:22
1988-08-20The Number of the Beast (live, 1988-08-20: Monsters of Rock, Castle Donington, UK)liveIron Maiden4:43
1988-11-27 – 1988-11-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1988-11: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England)liveIron Maiden4:47
1988-11-27 – 1988-11-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1988-11: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England)liveIron Maiden?:??
1988-12-07The Number of the Beast (live, 1998-12-07: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)liveIron Maiden4:47
1991-09-21The Number of the Beast (live, 1991-09-21: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France)liveIron Maiden4:23
1992-05-25The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-08-25: Valby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark)liveIron Maiden4:54
1992-08-22The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-08-22: Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, Castle Donington, England)liveIron Maiden4:48
1992-08-22The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-08-22: Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, Castle Donington, England)liveIron Maiden4:58
1992-08-22The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-08-22: Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, Castle Donington, England)liveIron Maiden4:54
1992-08-22The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-08-22: Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, Castle Donington, England)liveIron Maiden4:29
1992-08-22The Number of the Beast (excerpt) (live, 1992-08-22: Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, Castle Donington, England)live and partialIron Maiden1:20
1992-09-12The Number of the Beast (live, 1992-09-12: Monsters of Rock, Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia, Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy)liveIron Maiden4:35
1993-06-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1993-06-28: Stockholm Stadion, Sweden)liveIron Maiden5:03
1993-08-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1993-08-28: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, UK)liveIron Maiden4:32
1993-08-28The Number of the Beast (live, 1993-08-28: Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England, UK)Iron Maiden4:51
1993-12-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1993-12-18: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden5:26
1996-07-07The Number of the Beast (live, 1996-07-07: Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands)liveIron Maiden4:49
1999-09-18The Number of the Beast (live, 1999-09-18: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden)liveIron Maiden?:??
1999The Number of the Beast (live, 1999)liveIron Maiden4:49
2000-06-03The Number of the Beast (live, 2000-06-03: Dynamo Open Air Festival, Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)liveIron Maiden4:51
2000-06-03The Number of the Beast (live, 2000-06-03: Dynamo Open Air Festival, Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)liveIron Maiden4:53
2000-06-03The Number of the Beast (live, 2000-06-03: Dynamo Open Air Festival, Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)liveIron Maiden4:52
2000-06-27The Number of the Beast (live, 2000-06-27: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden)liveIron Maiden4:48
2001-01-19The Number of the Beast (live, 2001-01-19: Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)liveIron Maiden?:??
2001-01-19The Number of the Beast (live, 2001-01-19: Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)liveIron Maiden5:00
2002-03-21The Number of the Beast (live, 2002-03-21: Brixton Academy, Brixton, London, England, UK)liveIron Maiden4:49
2002-03-21The Number of the Beast (live, 2002-03-21: Brixton Academy, Brixton, London, England, UK)liveIron Maiden?:??
2002-10-24The Number of the Beast (live, 2002-10-24: La Mutualite, Paris, France)cover and liveDream Theater4:29
2003-05-27The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-05-27: Zénith Oméga, Toulon, France)liveIron Maiden5:29
2003-06-06The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-06-06: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:58
2003-06-28The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-06-28: P3 Radio Live: Stockholm, Sweden)liveIron Maiden5:03
2003-06-28The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-06-28: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden)liveIron Maiden?:??
2003-11-15The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-11-15: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden)liveIron Maiden5:02
2003-11-24The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-11-24: Westfallenhallen, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:57
2003-11-24The Number of the Beast (live, 2003-11-24: Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:58
2003-11-24The Number of the Beast (5.1 surround mix; live, 2003-11-24: Westfallenhallen, Dortmund, Germany)liveIron Maiden4:57
2004-01-13The Number of the Beast (live, 2004-01-13: Pista Atletica, Santiago, Chile)liveIron Maiden4:48
2004-01-17The Number of the Beast (live, 2004-01-17: Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil)liveIron Maiden?:??
2005-03-19The Number of the Beast (live, 2005-03-19: Ruskin Arms, London, England)cover and liveIronically Maiden4:55
2005-07-09The Number of the Beast (live, 2005-07-09: Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden)liveIron Maiden5:06
2008-02-15The Number of the Beast (live, 2008-02-15: Pacifico, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)liveIron Maiden?:??
2008-02-19The Number of the Beast (live, 2008-02-19: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveIron Maiden5:07
2008-07-31The Number of the Beast (live, 2008-07-31: Wacken Open Air Festival, Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)cover and liveMambo Kurt?:??
2009-02-20The Number of the Beast (live, 2009-02-20: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand)liveIron Maiden?:??
2011-02-11The Number of the Beast (live, 2011-02-11: Olympijskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia)liveIron Maiden4:55
2011-02-26The Number of the Beast (live, 2011-02-26: Soundwave Festival, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)liveIron Maiden?:??
2011-04-10The Number of the Beast (live, 2011-04-10: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile, Chile)liveIron Maiden4:58
2011-06-27The Number of the Beast (live, 2011-06-27: Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France)liveIron Maiden5:04
2011-06-28The Number of the Beast (live, 2011-06-28: Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France)liveIron Maiden5:00
2012-07-07The Number of the Beast (live, 2012-07-07: Ottawa Bluesfest, Main Stage, Ottawa, ON, Canada)liveIron Maiden5:11
2016-04-20The Number of the Beast (live, 2016-04-20, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan)liveIron Maiden?:??
2016-04-20The Number of the Beast (live, 2016-04-20, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan)liveIron Maiden8:03
2016-05-01The Number of the Beast (live, 2016-05-01: Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand)liveIron Maiden?:??
2016-08-04The Number of the Beast (live, 2016-08-04: Open Air Festival, Wacken, Germany)liveIron Maiden5:06
2019-09-27 – 2019-09-30The Number of the Beast (live, 2019-09: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, MX)liveIron Maiden5:00
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Katkaistu humppacoverEläkeläiset2:15
Medley: Run to the Hills / The Wicker Man / Number of the Beast / One of Us / 2 Minutes to Midnight / Zombiecover and medleyThe Unplugged Band3:39
Number of the BeastcoverBlender4:13
Number of the BeastcoverHidari / Platzgumer3:24
Number of the BeastcoverDjali Zwan4:18
Number of the BeastcoverZwan4:15
Number of the BeastcoverMambo Kurt2:32
Number of the BeastcoverThe Electric Hellfire Club4:48
Number of the Beastcover and instrumental8-Bit Arcade4:31
Number of the Beastcover and instrumentalVitamin Piano Series6:02
Number of the BeastcoverPowderfinger4:56
Number of the BeastcoverIced Earth4:34
Number of the Beast (intro)cover and partialRegan Kendrick0:26
The Number of the BeastcoverZwan4:19
The Number of the Beastcover and instrumental8-Bit Misfits3:35
The Number of the BeastcoverIced Earth4:34
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