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“Heaven Can Wait” by Iron Maiden
From the album Somewhere in Time (1986)
“Heaven Can Wait” by Iron Maiden appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1986 on the album Somewhere in Time. Its best result is #869 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,170 hard rock song of all time.
Steve Harris wrote "Heaven Can Wait" alone, words and music, for Somewhere in Time, the 1986 album where Iron Maiden brought in guitar synthesizers for the first time, and the credits show them leaning into the new gear: Dave Murray doubles on guitar synth, Adrian Smith plays synthesizer and Harris adds bass synth to his electric bass. Nicko McBrain drives the kit, Bruce Dickinson takes the lead vocal, and Harris and Smith chip in on backing vocals.
The album came from a band running on empty. The World Slavery Tour had just dragged them through 187 concerts in 331 days, and that exhaustion is blamed for Dickinson ending up without a single writing credit on the record, his own material vetoed by his bandmates. Martin Birch produced and mixed, with Albert Boekholt sharing the engineering.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 869 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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