EP
Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio captures Iron Maiden on the final night of the Brave New World Tour, recorded at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil in 2001. Around 250,000 people were there, the second largest crowd of the band's career, behind their 1985 appearance at the same festival. It came soon after singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith had rejoined, and it was the band's fifth live release. It came out in March 2002 through EMI.
The set mixes old favourites such as "Iron Maiden" and "Run to the Hills" with six songs from Brave New World, including "The Wicker Man" and the title track. Two numbers from the Blaze Bayley years, "Sign of the Cross" and "The Clansman", also get an airing. The video version, edited by Steve Harris, adds interviews, a day-in-the-life documentary and photographs by Ross Halfin.
Rock in Rio: tracklist, credits and charts
5 tracks · 28:30Tracklist
- 1Iron Maiden5:51
- 2The Number of the Beast5:00
- 3Hallowed Be Thy Name7:23
- 4Sanctuary5:17
- 5Run to the Hills4:59
- Produced by
- Kevin Shirley
- Recorded
- 19 January 2001
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 28:30
Singles
- “Run to the Hills” · 11 March 2002
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2002 | 15 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2002 | 186 |
| United Kingdom (UK Music Video Chart) · 2002 | 1 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts) · 2002 | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista) · 2002 | 2 |
| United States (Billboard charts) · 2002 | 2 |
| Australia (ARIA Charts) · 2002 | 3 |
| Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) · 2002 | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2002 | 3 |
| Italian Albums · 2002 | 7 |
All 25 charts
| Finnish Albums · 2002 | 8 |
| German Albums · 2002 | 13 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2002 | 14 |
| Swedish Albums · 2002 | 14 |
| Scottish Albums · 2002 | 16 |
| Austrian Albums · 2002 | 17 |
| Swiss Albums · 2002 | 17 |
| French Albums · 2002 | 25 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2020 | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2002 | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2002 | 37 |
| Dutch Albums · 2002 | 43 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2002 | 43 |
| Spanish Albums · 2017 | 66 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2002 | 85 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Brazil · 2003 | Gold |
| Greece · 2002 | Gold |
| Portugal · 2002 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Silver |
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How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 March 2002 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 10 June 2002 | |
| UK / Europe release | 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | GB | EMI | original |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×515 | rejected |