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| "Wasting Love" | ||||
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| Single byIron Maiden | ||||
| from the albumFear of the Dark | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1 September 1992 (1992-09-01) | |||
| Recorded | 1991 – April 1992 | |||
| Studio | Barnyard (Essex) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
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| Label | EMI | |||
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| Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Wasting Love" onYouTube | ||||
"Wasting Love" is a song by the Englishheavy metal bandIron Maiden. It is the third single from their ninth studio album,Fear of the Dark, released in 1992.
The song was a collaboration of singerBruce Dickinson, and guitaristJanick Gers. The lyrics deal with the subject of loneliness brought on by sex outside the context of love.
The single was only officially released in theNetherlands, although different one-track promotional CDs exist, one forU.S. radio stations and another for Spain, which had the only vinyl version of the single.[1]
The single cover is the third Iron Maiden single not to feature the band's iconic mascotEddie on the front cover (the previous examples being "Running Free (live)" and "From Here to Eternity"). The cover photo alludes to the music video, which portrays a man tattooing the names of women all over his body. The song's video was directed bySamuel Bayer.
The guitar solo in "Wasting Love" is played by Janick Gers.
The B-side features three live tracks recorded at London'sWembley Arena on the "No Prayer On The Road" tour to support theNo Prayer for the Dying album in 1990.[2] These live recordings of "Tailgunner", "Holy Smoke" and "The Assassin" are also available on a very rare Australian digi-pack (CD) version of theFear of the Dark album that was released to promote the Australian leg of the tour in 1992.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasting Love" (radio edit) | 4:52 | |
| 2. | "Tailgunner" (live atWembley Arena, London, England, 17 December 1990) |
| 4:04 |
| 3. | "Holy Smoke" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 17 December 1990) |
| 3:34 |
| 4. | "The Assassin" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 17 December 1990) | Harris | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasting Love" (radio edit) |
| 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Wasting Love" (album version) |
| 5:46 |
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| AOR Tracks (Radio & Records)[3] | 57 |
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