"Running Free"
Iron Maiden releases their debut single on this day, February 8, 1980. Written by bass player and founding member Steve Harris and original singer Paul Di'anno, "Running Free" appears as the third track on the self-titled debut album "Iron Maiden."
"Running Free" 1980
Iron Maiden performs "Running Free" on European television, 1980. Music critics often noted Iron Maiden's "street punk," influences as the band was still discovering what's now considered their trademark sound.
By 1984 -1985, Iron Maiden featured a new singer, Bruce Dickinson, and was already being considered one of the most influential bands of the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal."
"Running Free," would become a crowd favorite and Iron Maiden releases the track as a single for their critically acclaimed live album, "Live After Death."
"Running Free," 1984
Running Free
Out of money, out of luck
I've got nowhere to call my own
Hit the gas, and here I go
I'm running free
I'm running free yeah
I'm running free
And listened to the sirens wail
They ain't got a thing on me
I'm running wild, I'm running free
I'm running free
I'm running free yeah
I'm running free
I'm running free
I'm running free yeah
I'm running free
Whiskey, dancing, disco hop
Now all the boys are after me
And that's the way it's gonna be
I'm running free
I'm running free yeah
I'm running free
I'm running free
I'm running free yeah (I'm running, I'm running, I'm running, oh yeah yeah I'm running)
I'm running free