Song · Iron Maiden
“Phantom of the Opera” by Iron Maiden
From the album Iron Maiden (1980)
“Phantom of the Opera” by Iron Maiden appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1980 on the album Iron Maiden. Its best result is #847 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,133 hard rock song of all time.
"Phantom of the Opera" lives on Iron Maiden's self-titled debut, the record EMI released in Britain in April 1980, with Harvest and Capitol handling it in America, and it's Steve Harris's baby from top to bottom. He wrote the words and the music, plays electric bass and sings backup.
Paul Di'Anno takes the lead vocal, Clive Burr is behind the kit, and the electric guitars belong to Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton, who adds backing vocals too. It's the only Maiden album Stratton ever played on, so the lineup here is a one-off. Wil Malone produced, with Martin Levan engineering. The band have since grumbled about how the album sounds, but a little rough-and-ready grit never hurt a heavy metal band this hungry.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 847 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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