"The Writing on the Wall" | ||||
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Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
from the album Senjutsu | ||||
Released | 15 July 2021 | |||
Recorded | Early 2019 | |||
Studio | Guillaume Tell (Paris) | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 6:13 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |||
Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Writing on the Wall" on YouTube |
"The Writing on the Wall" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The song was released on 15 July 2021 alongside a music video, [1] and served as the lead single from their seventeenth studio album Senjutsu. It was also the band's first single since 2016's " Empire of the Clouds". [1] [2]
It was elected by Loudwire as the 14th best metal song of 2021. [3]
The song's music video was directed by Nicos Livesey from BlinkInk, a London based animation studio, in collaboration with Bruce Dickinson and former Pixar executives and long-standing Maiden fans Mark Andrews and Andrew Gordon via weekly Zoom meetings. [4] The video is a story written by Dickinson, inspired by the biblical stories of Belshazzar's feast and Daniel, as well as other biblical references [5] featuring the band's mascot, Eddie, in various styles influenced by the artwork of previous albums. [6] The visual effects were provided by BlinkInk with fans of the band reaching out with storyboard ideas from across the globe. [7]
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Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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UK Rock & Metal ( OCC) [8] | 15 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 39 |
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard) [10] | 36 |