Song · Iron Maiden
“Sea of Madness” by Iron Maiden
From the album Somewhere in Time (1986)
“Sea of Madness” 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 #928 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,292 hard rock song of all time.
Adrian Smith wrote "Sea of Madness" on his own, words and music, for Somewhere in Time, the sixth Iron Maiden album, released in 1986 through EMI in Britain and Capitol in America. It was a record made in the long shadow of the World Slavery Tour: 331 days and 187 shows had left the band wrung out, and Bruce Dickinson's own songs were turned down, so the singer fronts material written by others.
This is also the album where Maiden plugged in guitar synthesizers for the first time, and the credits here show it: Smith on electric guitar and synth, Dave Murray on electric guitar and guitar synthesizer, Steve Harris on bass and bass synth, with Nicko McBrain drumming. Harris and Smith add backing vocals, and Martin Birch produced, engineered and mixed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 928 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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