The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden - Song of the Decade

Song Info

"The Wicker Man" is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their album Brave New World, released in April 2000. It was co-written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. It was co-produced by Kevin Shirley and Harris. The title is inspired by the British cult film of the same name. The song should not be confused with Wicker Man from Dickinson's solo career, the lyrics of which are more closely themed around the film. The latter song can be found on the 2 Read more...

Iron Maiden

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This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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bharathjoshi

@ 12:59pm on 23 November 2009

Agree. This was Maiden's return, and what a single to start with.

Scotsgit

@ 7:02pm on 20 October 2009

A true classic of rock! It was a welcome return to form for Maiden and it was a vision of things to come in the Political world. Sadly underrated and underplayed!