Out of the Silent Planet (song)

"Out of the Silent Planet" is a 2000 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is the second single from their 12th studio album Brave New World. The song was heavily influenced by the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet, in addition it was named after the 1938 book of the same name by C. S. Lewis.

"Out of the Silent Planet"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Brave New World
B-side
  • "Wasted Years" (live)
  • "Aces High" (live)
ReleasedOctober 23, 2000
Recorded1999-2000
GenreHeavy metal
Length6:25 (album version)
4:10 (single version)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Janick Gers, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris
Producer(s)Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"The Wicker Man"
(2000)		 "Out of the Silent Planet"
(2000)		 "Run to the Hills (Live in 2001)"
(2002)
Limited Edition cover

Track listing

CD versions
  1. "Out of the Silent Planet" (Edited Version) (Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson) – 4:10
  2. "Wasted Years" (live - Filaforum, Milano, Italy, 23 September 1999) (Adrian Smith) – 5:07
  3. "Aces High" (live - Plaza Del Toros, Madrid, Spain, 26 September 1999) (Harris) – 5:24
  4. "Out of the Silent Planet" (video) (Gers, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:10

12" Picture Disc
  1. A1 - "Out of the Silent Planet" (Edited Version) (Gers, Harris, Dickinson) – 4:10
  2. B1 - "Wasted Years" (live - Filaforum, Milano, Italy, 23 September 1999) (Smith) – 5:07
  3. B2 - "Aces High" (live - Plaza Del Toros, Madrid, Spain, 26 September 1999) (Harris) – 5:24

7" Red Vinyl
  1. A - "Out of the Silent Planet" (Edited Version) (Gers, Harris, Dickinson)
  2. B - "Aces High" (live) (Harris)

References
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