Wasted Years

Name: Wasted Years
Duration: 5 min 8 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XE1986-06-29	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	24 0597 1
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	GB1986-06-29	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	24 0597 4
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	GB1986-06-29	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDP 7463412
1.2	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	JP1986-09-26	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CP32-5158
1.2	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	GB1986-09-29	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMC 3512
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	JP1986-09-29	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMS-91184
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	NL1986	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDP 7463412
1.2	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XE1986	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0777 7 46341 2 0
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US1986	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 46341 2
1.1	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Wasted Years	Iron Maiden	Single	GB1986	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMI 5583
1.1	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Wasted Years	Iron Maiden	Single	XE1986	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	1C K 060-20 1417 1, K060-2014176
1.1	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Wasted Years	Iron Maiden	Single	GB1986	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TC IM8
1.1	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land	Iron Maiden	Single	GB1990-04-02	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	79 3998 2, CDIRN 8, CDP 79 3998 2
8.1	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	The First Ten Years: Up the Irons	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	JP1990-06-27	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TOCP-6181, TOCP-6182, TOCP-6183, TOCP-6184, TOCP-6185, TOCP-6186, TOCP-6187, TOCP-6188, TOCP-6189, TOCP-6190
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US1995-10-09	Castle Records	Castle 108-2
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time (EMI UK 2CD limited edition)	Iron Maiden	Album	NL1995-11-03	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 8 35874 2 1
2.6	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US1996-09-23	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMDX 1097
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1996-09-23	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	8 53184 2, CDEMD 1097
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US1996-09-24	Castle Records	CASTLE 124-2
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	JP1996-09-30	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	TOCP-50005, TOCP-50006
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	JP1996-12-04	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TOCP-50128,TOCP-50129, TOCP-50128・9
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	IT1996	EMI United Kingdom (~1993-1998)	7243 8 53192 2 8
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Raw Power (United Kingdom metal)	RAW CD 141
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	MX1996	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 8 53184 2 9
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	CA1996	EMI Music Canada	7243 8 53184 2 9
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1996	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	853192 2, CDEMDS 1097
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1996 US1996	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	8 53185 2, CDEMDX 1097
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	GB1998-09-14	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	496 9240, 7243 4 96924 0 4
7.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Eddie's Head	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1998	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 4 97999 0 5
9.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Eddie's Head	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1998	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 4 97999 0 5
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US1998	Metal-is Records, Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	CK 86214
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	CA1998	EMI Music Canada	7243 4 96924 0 4
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	AR1998	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 4969240 4
1.12	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Ed Hunter	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB1999-07	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 5 20520 0 4
1.12	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Ed Hunter	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US1999-09-21	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C2K 63726
1.12	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Ed Hunter	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	CA1999	EMI Music Canada	7243 5 20520 0 4
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US2002-03-26	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	CK 86214
1.6	Wasted Years	5:09	Iron Maiden	Edward the Great	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-05	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	724354310324
1.6	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Edward The Great - The Greatest Hits	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	JP2002-11-07	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TOCP-66113
1.6	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Edward the Great: The Greatest Hits	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	CA2002	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0946 3 32900 2 0
2.2	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	The Essential Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US2005-07-04	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	CK 92833, CK 92834
2.2	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	The Essential Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US2005-07-12	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	C2K 92832
1.6	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Edward the Great	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB2005-07-25	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0946 3 32900 2 0
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere In Time	Iron Maiden	Album	JP2006-09-06	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	TOCP-53763
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	JP2007-09-01	東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label - check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007-06-29)	TOCP-66607
1.5	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB2008-04-07	Parlophone
1.5	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	DE2008-05-09	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	50999 2 14707 2 1
1.5	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB2008-05-12	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	50999 214 7072 1
1.5	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	US2008-05-13
1.2	Wasted Years	?:??	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time	Iron Maiden	EP	XE2008	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	5099921535727, CDEMDJ 750
1.5	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	XE2008	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	50999 2147071 4
1.5	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	JP2008	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	TOCP-66795
6.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	The Complete Album Collection	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	IT2008	Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.	IM 08 01-14
1.2	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XE2014-11-21	Parlophone	2564624854
8.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	The Complete Albums Collection 1980–1988	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	-2014	BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)	BMG14047V
1.2	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XW2015	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)
1.2	Wasted Years	5:10	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XE2019-03-29	Parlophone	0190295567705
1.17	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Greatest Hits	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	XW2021
1.13	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Best of the Beast (Argentinean release)	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	AR-	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 8 53184 2 9, CDEMD 1097
1.2	Wasted Years	5:09	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	XW-	Parlophone
Promotion
1.8	Wasted Years	?:??	Iron Maiden	17 Numbers by the Beast	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	GB2002-03-26	Metal-is Records, Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	CSK 56740
Bootleg
1.10	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Greatest Hits	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	RU2008	EMI (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on EMI), Star Mark	19849-1/2
1.10	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Greatest Hits	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation	RU2011	EMI (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on EMI)	19849-1/2
1.2	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	RU2011	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 4 96924 0 4
1.6	Wasted Years	5:08	Iron Maiden	The Very Best	Iron Maiden	Album + Compilation
(unknown)
1.2	Wasted Years	5:06	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US1986	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	SJ-12524, SJ-512524
1.2	Wasted Years	5:07	Iron Maiden	Somewhere in Time	Iron Maiden	Album	US2019-03-01	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	538427092

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additional engineer:	Bruce Buchalter (Engineer)
assistant engineer:	Sean Burrows Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
engineer:	Martin Birch Albert Boekholt
producer and mixer:	Martin Birch
bass synthesizer and electric bass guitar:	Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):	Nicko McBrain (in 1986)
electric guitar:	Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (in 1986) Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
guitar synthesizer:	Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (in 1986)
synthesizer:	Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
background vocals:	Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1986) Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
lead vocals:	Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (in 1986)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)

recorded at:	Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1986) Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1986)

sampled by and samples:	Anonymous by Syncopix
mash-ups:	Rock Of Ages (Led Zeppelin/Rolling Stones/Run DMC/Chemical Brothers/Dio/AC/DC/Def Leppard/Queen/…) by DJ Schmolli

recording of:	Wasted Years (in 1986)

Wasted Years

lyricist and composer:	Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)

publisher:	Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC

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