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The Number Of The Beast - 1998 Remastered Version

1982Released
4:51

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Interesting facts and trivia about The Number Of The Beast - 1998 Remastered Version. By Songfacts®.

This metal classic was influenced by the 1978 movie Damien: Omen II, which is about a 13-year-old Antichrist. It was written by Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris, who explained: "Basically, this song is about a dream. It's not about devil worship."

Before the music starts, the song opens with an a cappella quote from The Book of Revelation. The band wanted the horror film actor Vincent Price to read this intro, but he wanted more money than they were willing to pay (a year later, Price lent his voice to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"). The quote was read by an unknown thespian who had no interest in the band.

The number of the beast, according to Revelation 13:18 (the quoted scripture), is 666. Interestingly, 6+6+6 is 18, the number of the verse. Elsewhere in that chapter, it is stated that no man will be able to buy or sell without a mark on the right hand or forehead with the number of the beast on it. This has lead to religious zealots "finding" 666 in practically everything.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Number Of The Beast - 1998 Remastered Version.
DKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
100BPM

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Released By

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Sanctuary Records
1998 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
1982 1998 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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