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Visions of the Beast

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Visions of the Beast
Video by
Iron Maiden
Released2 June 2003
GenreHeavy metal
Length150:00
LabelEMI
Iron Maiden chronology
Rock in Rio
(2002) 		Visions of the Beast
(2003) 		The Early Days
(2004)

Visions of the Beast was released by Iron Maiden on 2 June 2003 and contains every promotional video through 2001's Rock in Rio. It is basically an updated version of The First Ten Years: The Videos and From There to Eternity. It also includes never-before-seen Camp Chaos animated versions of six definitive Iron Maiden songs, interactive menus and discographies, and some special hidden extras.

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Women in Uniform"Greg Macainsh1980 ~ Women in Uniform 
2."Wrathchild" (Live in 1980)Steve Harris1981 ~ Live at the Rainbow 
3."Run to the Hills"Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 
4."The Number of the Beast"Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 
5."Flight of Icarus"Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson1983 ~ Piece of Mind 
6."The Trooper"Harris1983 ~ Piece of Mind 
7."2 Minutes to Midnight"Smith, Dickinson1984 ~ Powerslave 
8."Aces High"Harris1984 ~ Powerslave 
9."Wasted Years"Smith1986 ~ Somewhere in Time 
10."Stranger in a Strange Land"Smith1986 ~ Somewhere in Time 
11."Can I Play With Madness"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 
12."The Evil That Men Do"Smith, Dickinson, Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 
13."The Clairvoyant"Harris1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 
14."Infinite Dreams" (Live in 1988)Harris1989 ~ Maiden England 
15."Holy Smoke"Harris, Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying 
16."Tailgunner"Harris, Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying 
Extra Videos (Disc 1)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
17."Aces High" (Camp Chaos Version)Harris1984 ~ Powerslave 
18."The Number of the Beast" (Camp Chaos Version)Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 
19."Futureal" (Football Version)Harris, Blaze Bayley1998 ~ Virtual XI 
20."Fear of the Dark" (Live in 2001)Harris2002 ~ Rock in Rio 
21."Man on the Edge" (Fun Version) (Easter Egg)Bayley, Janick Gers1995 ~ The X Factor 
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying 
2."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers1992 ~ Fear of the Dark 
3."From Here to Eternity"Harris1992 ~ Fear of the Dark 
4."Wasting Love"Dickinson, Gers1992 ~ Fear of the Dark 
5."Fear of the Dark" (Live in 1992)Harris1993 ~ Live at Donington 
6."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Live in 1992)Harris1993 ~ Live at Donington 
7."Man on the Edge"Bayley, Gers1995 ~ The X Factor 
8."Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (Live in 1995)HarrisPreviously Unreleased 
9."Lord of the Flies"Gers, Harris1995 ~ The X Factor 
10."Virus"Harris, Gers, Dave Murray, Bayley1996 ~ Virus 
11."The Angel and the Gambler"Harris1998 ~ Virtual XI 
12."Futureal"Harris, Bayley1998 ~ Virtual XI 
13."The Wicker Man"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World 
14."Out of the Silent Planet"Gers, Dickinson, Harris2000 ~ Brave New World 
15."Brave New World" (Live in 2001)Murray, Harris, Dickinson2002 ~ Rock in Rio 
Extra Videos (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
16."The Wicker Man" (Camp Chaos Version)Smith, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World 
17."Run to the Hills" (Camp Chaos Version)Harris1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 
18."Flight of Icarus" (Camp Chaos Version)Smith, Dickinson1983 ~ Piece of Mind 
19."The Trooper" (Camp Chaos Version) (Easter Egg)Harris1983 ~ Piece of Mind 
  • Uses clips of Charlie Chaplin films.
  • To access this easter egg on disc 1, play track 6 ("The Trooper") three consecutive times, to form 666... "The Number of the Beast".
  • To access this easter egg on disc 2, play track 6 ("Hallowed Be Thy Name") twice, then track 4 ("Wasting Love"), in consecutive order, to form 664.

Personnel

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Production credits are adapted from the DVD liner notes.[1]

Iron Maiden
  • Steve Harris – bass guitar, director (Disc one; tracks 12 to 16, Disc two; tracks 1, 8 to 10), editor (Disc one; tracks 12 to 16, Disc two; tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 12 and 15), producer (Disc one; tracks 19 to 21, Disc two; tracks 5 to 13, 15)
  • Dave Murray – guitar
  • Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals (Disc one; tracks 1 and 2)
  • Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals (Disc one; tracks 3 to 18, 19, Disc two; tracks 1 to 6, 13 to 19)
  • Blaze Bayley – lead vocals (Disc one; tracks 19 and 21, Disc two: tracks 7 to 12)
  • Dennis Stratton – guitar (Disc one; track 1)
  • Adrian Smith – guitar (Disc one; tracks 2 to 14, 17 and 18, Disc two; tracks 13 to 19)
  • Janick Gers – guitar (Disc one; tracks 15, 16, 19 and 21, Disc two; tracks 1 to 16)
  • Clive Burr – drums (Disc one; tracks 1 to 4, 18, Disc two; track 17)
  • Nicko McBrain – drums (Disc one; tracks 5 to 17, 19 to 21, Disc two; tracks 1 to 16, 18 and 19)
Production
  • Doug Smith – director (Disc one; track 1)
  • Dave Hillier – director (Disc one; track 2)
  • David Mallet – director (Disc one; tracks 3 and 4)
  • Jim Yukich – director (Disc one; tracks 5, 6, 8 and 9)
  • Tony Halton – director (Disc one; track 7)
  • Julian Caidan – director (Disc one ; tracks 10 and 13)
  • Julian Doyle – director (Disc one; track 11)
  • Toby Philips – director (Disc one; track 12)
  • Wing Ko – director (Disc two; tracks 2 and 7)
  • E. Matthies – director (Disc two; track 2)
  • Ralph Ziman – director (Disc two; track 3)
  • Samuel Bayer – director (Disc two; tracks 4 to 6)
  • Steve Lazarus – director (Disc two; tracks 8 to 10, 12), editor (Disc two; tracks 8, 10, 12)
  • Simon Hilton – director (Disc two; track 11)
  • Dean Karr – director (Disc one; track 20, Disc two; tracks 13 and 15)
  • Dave Pattenden – director (Disc two; track 14)
  • Trevor Thompson – director (Disc two; track 14)
  • Bob Cesca – director (Disc one; tracks 17 and 18, Disc two; tracks 16 to 19)
  • Jerry Behrens – editor (Disc one; tracks 12 and 13)
  • Will Malone – producer (Disc one; track 1)
  • Doug Hall – producer (Disc one; track 2)
  • Martin Birch – producer (Disc one; tracks 3 to 18, Disc two; tracks 17 to 19)
  • Tony Wilson – producer (Disc one; track 13)
  • Nigel Green – producer (Disc one; tracks 19 and 21, Disc two; tracks 7 to 12)
  • Kevin Shirley – producer (Disc one; track 20, Disc two; tracks 13 to 16)
  • Peacock – sleeve illustration, sleeve design
  • Rod Smallwood – management
  • Andy Taylor – management
  • Merck Mercuriadis – management

Charts

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Country Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 10 DVD[2] 5
Netherlands MegaCharts[3] 6
Sweden Sverigetopplistan[4] 1
United Kingdom UK Music Video Charts[5] 2
Country Chart (2004) Peak
position
Finland The Official Finnish Charts[6] 1
Spain PROMUSICAE[7] 1
Country Chart (2005) Peak
position
Greece IFPI Greece[8] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 15,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 30,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[11] 2× Platinum 21,309[11]
France (SNEP)[12] Gold 10,000*
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 25,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Platinum 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Visions of the Beast (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 2 June 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVDs Top 10 22.06.2003". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Dutch Music DVD Top 30". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 January 2013. Search for Visions of the Beast and click Sök.
  5. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 08 June 2003 - 14 June 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Musiiki DVD:t". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Lista de DVDs Musicales" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). Media Control. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Top 20 DVD/Video". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 September 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Iron Maiden – Visions of the Beast". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Iron Maiden" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  12. ^ "French video certifications – Iron Maiden – Visions of the Beast" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Iron Maiden; 'Visions of the Beast')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Spanish video certifications – Iron Maiden – Vision of the Beast". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  15. ^ "British video certifications – Iron Maiden – Visions of the Beast". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  16. ^ "American video certifications – Iron Maiden – Visions of the Beast". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
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