IRON MAIDEN: Two Minutes to Midnight 7" + Rainbow's Gold (Beckett cover)

IRON MAIDEN - 2 Minutes To Midnight

Classic 1984 UK 2-track vinyl 7" single. Black 4 pronged label.
Housed in a glossy flipback picture sleeve featuring the classic image of Eddie sitting on a wall holding a gun with an atomic bomb explosion behind him, also includes the UK tour dates for the legendary World Slavery Tour listed on the reverse

Record Label - EMI

Catalogue Reference - EMI 5489

Country - UK

"2 Minutes to Midnight" is the second track from British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's fifth album Powerslave. The song was released as the band's tenth single on August 6, 1984 and rose to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on Billboard Top Album Tracks. The song was written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson.
The song has references to the Doomsday Clock, the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In September 1953 the clock reached 23:58, the closest the clock ever got to midnight. This occurred when the United States and Soviet Union tested H-bombs within nine months of one another. The first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by a guitar solo played by Adrian Smith.
The first B-side is a cover of British progressive rock band Beckett's "Rainbow's Gold".

Track listing:
"2 Minutes to Midnight" (Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson) – 6:04
"Rainbow's Gold" (Beckett cover) – 4:57
"Mission from 'Arry" (Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain)– 6:43

Personnel:
Bruce Dickinson - vocals
Dave Murray - guitar
Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals
Nicko McBrain - drums

Charts:
UK Singles Chart #11 US Top Album Tracks #25