Album
Brave New World
Brave New World is Iron Maiden's twelfth studio album, released on 29 May 2000 through Parlophone. It marked a reunion of sorts: singer Bruce Dickinson, who had left in 1993, and guitarist Adrian Smith, who had gone in 1990, both returned in 1999. Janick Gers, who had stepped in for Smith, stayed on, so this was the first Maiden studio record made by a six-piece band.
The title track nods to Aldous Huxley's novel, and the cover combines work by Derek Riggs on the upper half with digital artist Steve Stone's on the lower. "The Wicker Man" and "Out of the Silent Planet" were released as singles. The album reached No. 7 in the UK and went Gold there. The tour that followed produced a live album and video recorded at Rock in Rio, which is a good next stop once the studio record has done its work.
Brave New World: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 1:07:01Tracklist
- 1The Wicker ManDickinson, Harris, Smith4:35
- 2Ghost of the NavigatorDickinson, Gers, Harris6:50
- 3Brave New WorldDickinson, Harris, Murray6:19
- 4Blood BrothersSteve Harris7:14
- 5The MercenaryJanick Gers and Steve Harris4:42
- 6Dream of MirrorsJanick Gers and Steve Harris9:21
- 7The Fallen AngelSteve Harris and Adrian Smith4:01
- 8The NomadSteve Harris and Dave Murray9:06
- 9Out of the Silent PlanetDickinson, Gers, Harris6:26
- 10The Thin Line Between Love & HateSteve Harris and Dave Murray8:27
- Produced by
- Steve Harris, Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris
- Recorded at
- Guillaume Tell (Paris)
- Recorded
- 1999 – April 2000
- Mixed by
- Kevin Shirley
- Engineered by
- Denis Caribaux
- Label
- Parlophone
- Length
- 1:07:01
Line-up
- Janick Gers · electric guitar
- Steve Harris · keyboard, electric bass guitar, background vocals
- Nicko McBrain · drums (drum set)
- Dave Murray · electric guitar
- Adrian Smith · electric guitar, background vocals
- Bruce Dickinson · lead vocals
Singles
- “The Wicker Man” · 8 May 2000
- “Out of the Silent Planet” · 23 October 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2000 | 7 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2000 | 39 |
| Swedish Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Finnish Albums · 2000 | 2 |
| French Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| German Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Italian Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2000 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2000 | 4 |
All 21 charts
| Scottish Albums · 2000 | 7 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2000 | 8 |
| Swiss Albums · 2000 | 9 |
| Austrian Albums · 2000 | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2000 | 12 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2000 | 13 |
| Dutch Albums · 2000 | 16 |
| Canadian Albums · 2000 | 23 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2021 | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2000 | 29 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2000 | 33 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Brazil · 2001 | Gold |
| Canada · 2006 | Gold |
| Finland · 2003 | Gold |
| Germany · 2010 | Gold |
| Italy | Gold |
| Spain · 2000 | Platinum |
| Poland · 2004 | Gold |
| Sweden · 2000 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2005 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2000-05-30 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 29 May 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 May 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 30 May 2000 | |
| US release | 30 May 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 30 May 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Parlophone | 0825646128327 | other |
| 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352660520 | other |
| 2000 | ZA | EMI | 6002140936625 | other |
| 2000 | US | Columbia | other | |
| 2000 | CA | EMI Music Canada | 724352660520 | other |
| 2000 | XE | EMI | 724352660513 | other |
| 29 May 2000 | BR | EMI | 724352660520 | original |
| 30 May 2000 | US | Columbia | 074646220825 | other |
| 30 May 2000 | XE | EMI | 724352660520 | other |
| 31 May 2000 | JP | EMI | 4988006780781 | other |
| 6 September 2006 | JP | EMI | 4988006846708 | other |
| 2015 | US | Sanctuary Records | 4050538463866 | remaster |
| 27 May 2016 | US | Sanctuary Records | 881034113825 | other |
| 7 June 2017 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 4050538293180 | other |
| 23 June 2017 | US | Sanctuary Records | 190296967818 | other |
| 23 June 2017 | XE | Parlophone | 0190295851989 | other |
| 23 June 2017 | XW | Parlophone | 190295524111 | remaster |
| 26 July 2019 | XE | Parlophone | 0190295567620 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| coverartarchive | 1441×1429 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |