Iron Maiden - Wasted Years - Bass Cover by Flavio Recalde

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"Wasted Years" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the band's fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time. It was originally released on 6 September 1986.

"Wasted Years" was the first single solely written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who also sings backing vocals. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Charts.
This song stands out for its memorable intro and chorus. It is one of the most recurrent and most played songs in Iron Maiden concerts. It is also considered by many fans of the band as one of their best creations.

The song deals with subject of homesickness and alienation, as well as the negative aspects of the band's nearly year long previous tour and personal problems that Smith and other band members were going through in that period. At the same time the chorus suggests the idea that one should move beyond past troubles and look forward. The original working title was "Golden Years", as can be heard on numerous Somewhere on Tour bootlegs.

Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 29 September 1986 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers.

On the other hand, the record is also notable for the number of "fully formed" songs written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who wrote both of the album's singles: "Wasted Years" and "Stranger in a Strange Land", the former of which is the only song on the record not to feature synthesizers. "Wasted Years" is composed in the key of E minor.

The promotional video features black-and-white footage of the band playing the song in a studio in Frankfurt, West Germany, mixed with various scenes from band's previous promotional videos, together with clips of off-show activities during the World Slavery Tour.

Personnel: Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals, Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals, Dave Murray – guitars, Steve Harris – bass, Nicko McBrain – drums.

Production: Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing.