Edward the Great

1. 01Run to the Hills3:57
2. 02The Number of the Beast4:53
3. 03The Trooper4:13
4. 04Flight of Icarus3:52
5. 052 Minutes to Midnight6:02
6. 06Wasted Years5:08

Edward the Great is Iron Maiden's third "best-of album", originally released on 5 November 2002. According to Mick Wall, the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as Best of the Beast and Ed Hunter. Bassist and founder member Steve Harris comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the Edward the Great album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T-shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up." In order to satisfy "the real collector", the band released the Eddie's Archive box set simultaneously. Notably, neither edition features any songs from Paul Di'Anno's tenure. In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South-America with an updated track-listing. The new version coincided with the release of The Essential Iron Maiden compilation, released solely in North America, and featured songs from the Dance of Death album as well as an alternate live version of "Fear of the Dark". The updated CD also added the song "Brave New World" from the album of the same name and the booklet included a new foreword by Iron Maiden man…