[2025] A roundup of IRON MAIDEN’s popular and classic songs

The Evil That Men DoIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – The Evil That Men Do (Official Video)

A track included on Iron Maiden’s seventh album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, which earned them their second No.

1 on the UK Albums Chart.

It opens with a slow, lyrical intro featuring twin lead guitars, then shifts into a bouncy, catchy rhythm pattern—quintessential Iron Maiden through and through.

For a fast-paced song, the melodic, wistful guitar solo is outstanding despite not being overly technical, and it’s a metal number worth hearing at least once even if you’re not a metal fan.

Running FreeIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Running Free [HD]

A track included on the first album Iron Maiden, released in 1980.

It starts with a shuffle-beat drum pattern, then layers in bass and guitar.

The intro builds anticipation for the song and gets you pumped even outside a live setting.

Compared to classic, orthodox metal numbers, it uses many simple phrases, but that makes the vocal melody stand out all the more, while still preserving the weighty feel of metal—a superb track.

Iron MaidenIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden (Live at Long Beach Arena)

As the title track of their first album, Iron Maiden, and sharing the band’s name, this song can be considered the band’s eponymous anthem.

It features a relatively pop-leaning melody that hints at punk rock, alongside complex rhythms employing odd time signatures reminiscent of progressive rock—elements that would become the core direction of the band thereafter.

With twin-guitar phrases characteristic of a metal band and solos by both bass and drums, it’s a track that’s enjoyable no matter which part you focus on.

SenjutsuIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (Official Audio)

The latest song by the pinnacle of British metal—a band the UK proudly presents to the world—arrived as the lead track from their 17th studio album, Senjutsu, released in September 2021, and marked their first new material since the 2015 album The Book of Souls, having been unveiled that July.

Senjutsu also made waves for debuting at No.

3 on the U.

S.

charts—the highest position in the band’s history.

Written by guitarist Adrian Smith and vocalist Bruce Dickinson, the song tackles grand themes such as war, survival, and national defense, while uniquely drawing on Japan’s samurai culture as its motif.

With a sweeping, cinematic atmosphere, Bruce Dickinson’s powerful vocals and the striking riffs and solos from the band’s three guitarists weave together a sound that truly embodies Iron Maiden at their finest.

Dance Of DeathIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Dance Of Death – En Vivo!

This is the title track from Dance of Death, released in 2003 as their thirteenth album.

The high-pitched vocals really pierce the heart.

The masculine rhythm and guitar phrases have a charm that makes you want to keep listening.

Sign Of The CrossIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Sign of the Cross – Rock in Rio

The bass drum rhythm is awesome! It’s included on the album “The X Factor,” released in 1995.

It’s a dark piece that sings about religious views.

The progressive interlude really draws you in.

Afraid To Shoot StrangersIron Maiden

Iron Maiden – Afraid to Shoot Strangers (HD)

A track included on the 9th album, Fear of the Dark, released in 1992.

The first half features an impressive arpeggiated pattern on clean-tone guitar, with the vocals delivered in a calm register, but midway through the guitar solo the arrangement shifts into a driving, fast-paced feel.

Toward the outro it slows down again, with rapid changes in mood throughout.

Even so, its catchy vocals and melodic guitar lines linger in the ear, making it a substantial work that can rightly be called a classic.