A Matter of Life and Death is the 14th studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and in Finland, 28 August worldwide, and 5 September 2006 in the United States, Canada and Japan. It is the first heavy metal album to debut at #4 in India, and made it to #2 in the Indian charts. It is also one of the few rock/metal albums to go platinum in India. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's almost 30 year career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the Read Full BioA Matter of Life and Death is the 14th studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and in Finland, 28 August worldwide, and 5 September 2006 in the United States, Canada and Japan. It is the first heavy metal album to debut at #4 in India, and made it to #2 in the Indian charts. It is also one of the few rock/metal albums to go platinum in India. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's almost 30 year career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the top 10, and has seen significant chart success in many other countries.
While the album is not a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics throughout the album, as well as in the album's artwork. The title "A Matter of Life and Death" is also linked with the war theme, as it titles a 1946 movie whose primary character is a WWII Royal Air Force pilot.
The band, still consisting of the same lineup as their previous two studio albums (making it the second most stable lineup; see Powerslave), started to write the songs near the end of 2005 after their hugely successful appearances in the U.S. and Europe. By the end of the year, the songs were done and they started rehearsing at Sarm West Studios in London.
At 72 minutes, A Matter of Life and Death is the band's longest album to date (exceeding 1995's The X Factor by approximately one minute) and its average song length (7:12) also makes it the longest Iron Maiden album by song average.
This is the band's fourth studio album that is not named after a specific song on the album, following Piece of Mind, The X Factor and Virtual XI.
The album cover was created by Tim Bradstreet, an American artist, currently best known for his covers on the Punisher comics.
During their North American, Japanese and European tours, they performed the entire album in full. They announced after the show at Earl's Court, London on December 23rd, 2006, that the album would never be played in its entirety again. A Matter Of Life And Death Tour was the tour supporting the album.
The first single to be released from the album was "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg". It was released on 14 August 2006. On 10 August 2006, "Different World" was put on the official website for everyone to hear. The following day "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" was also put on the official site for public streaming.
"Different World" was the second single released from the album. It has already been receiving airplay on many rock radio stations. The song also features an animated video, similar to that of "Wildest Dreams".
While the album is not a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics throughout the album, as well as in the album's artwork. The title "A Matter of Life and Death" is also linked with the war theme, as it titles a 1946 movie whose primary character is a WWII Royal Air Force pilot.
The band, still consisting of the same lineup as their previous two studio albums (making it the second most stable lineup; see Powerslave), started to write the songs near the end of 2005 after their hugely successful appearances in the U.S. and Europe. By the end of the year, the songs were done and they started rehearsing at Sarm West Studios in London.
At 72 minutes, A Matter of Life and Death is the band's longest album to date (exceeding 1995's The X Factor by approximately one minute) and its average song length (7:12) also makes it the longest Iron Maiden album by song average.
This is the band's fourth studio album that is not named after a specific song on the album, following Piece of Mind, The X Factor and Virtual XI.
The album cover was created by Tim Bradstreet, an American artist, currently best known for his covers on the Punisher comics.
During their North American, Japanese and European tours, they performed the entire album in full. They announced after the show at Earl's Court, London on December 23rd, 2006, that the album would never be played in its entirety again. A Matter Of Life And Death Tour was the tour supporting the album.
The first single to be released from the album was "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg". It was released on 14 August 2006. On 10 August 2006, "Different World" was put on the official website for everyone to hear. The following day "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" was also put on the official site for public streaming.
"Different World" was the second single released from the album. It has already been receiving airplay on many rock radio stations. The song also features an animated video, similar to that of "Wildest Dreams".
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Different World
Iron Maiden Lyrics
You lead me on the path
Keep showing me the way
I feel a little lost
A little strange today
I think I'll take a hold
Of whatever comes my way
Then we'll see what happens
Take it day by day
I thought I had it all
I had it all worked out
Just what the future held
That there would be no doubt
But then the card came up
And I took another turn
But I don't know if it's
Fulfillment that I yearn
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Don't want to be here
Somewhere I'd rather be
But when I get there
I might find it's not for me
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Don't wanna be here
Somewhere I'd rather be
But when I get there
I might find it's not for me
Don't know what I want
Or where I want to be
Feeling more confused
The more the days go by
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adrian Frederick Smith, Stephen Percy Harris
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Gabriss
You lead me on the path
Keep showing me the way
I feel a little lost
A little strange today
I think I'll take a hold
Of whatever comes my way
Then we'll see what happens
Take it day by day
I thought I had it all
I had it all worked out
Just what my future held
That there would be no doubt
But then the card came up
And I took another turn
But I don't know if it's
Fulfillment that I yearn
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Don't want to be here
Somewhere I'd rather be
But when I get there
I might find it's not for me
Don't know what I want
Or where I want to be
I'm feeling more confused
The more the days go by
Rasmus Lundqvist
My interpretation of the song is this:
That as we follow the path that is life, we often get lost and confused along the way,
And no matter what we choose to learn, whether it be about science or knowledge, the diversity of our universe as a concept, and the fact that we will never TRULY know exactly everything about the world, makes us confused, because we're logical beings in nature.
And the fact that the universe does not always encompass simple yes or no's makes us both scared and confused, since we base our entire lifestyles and societies around facts, we start to think that we will know everything in the future.
We think that discovering the ultimate truths behind everything will fulfill us, but in reality we're all also driven by simple pleasures, things that may not seem so important from a LOGICAL perspective somehow fulfills us, such as simply enjoying art or the beauty of our world.
The chorus is trying to empathize the importance in keeping an open mind, because since there are some things that we can not base on totalitarian scientific fact, and the fact that we will never truly know everything about our universe, we will have to work together and communicate to produce a hospitable environment in which everyone can live peacefully, your views of the world differ from mine, but from what little fact that we DO have, we can at least make sure that everybody has it as good as possible.
Seeing the simple things, and appreciating life for what it is, does not however, mean that we should stop learning, as that is the reason for why we keep on living; we survive by adaptation.
The pre-ending empathizes how we as biological humans have different likes,
and that we may feel like our skills may be applied better if we were somewhere else, this is because we as humans strive for perfection, instead of simply making do with what works.
Even knowing that, we always worry that we won't feel good ourselves if we truly use our entire being to do a task, as if we're being used by our knowledge, even though it helps make the world a better place, there's always that ego telling you that you deserve peace too.
And as life goes on we continually grow, and as we do we continue to become more confused day by day, because our perceptions always change.
As a budding psychologist/philosopher, this hits right in the heart, because it reminds me of the fact that even though i will always try to learn more and more about the marvels of our human brain, and the way symbols and philosophy affects our mind, i will never truly know everything about it.
I have my own perception on why we exist:
I think us humans is the universe's way of seeing itself, tasting itself.
There is no particular reason for why we have some things, we simply do because of some randomized circumstances that just happened to work.
And in a way, i think evolution is beautiful like that.
Nothing serves a TRUE purpose, so giving us humans the ability to think outside the box and to be logical seems like the biggest practical joke that the universe has ever made.
Universe: IT'S JUST A PRANK BRO!
한건희
You lead me on the path
Keep showing me the way
I feel a little lost
A little strange today
I think I'll take a hold
Of whatever comes my way
Then we'll see what happens
Take it day by day
I thought I had it all
I had it all worked out
Just what my future held
That there would be no doubt
But then the card came up
And I took another turn
But I don't know if it's
Fulfillment that I yearn
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Don't want to be here
Somewhere I'd rather be
But when I get there
I might find it's not for me
Don't know what I want
Or where I want to be
I'm feeling more confused
The more the days go by
David Diaz
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Nobody
This is a fantastic song. A matter of life and death is an incredible album. It's a masterpiece
Brent Bowman
This video looks like it would be the best PS2 game ever
Jorge Ordoñez
Matrix maiden
jimmyneut2
Bruce dickinson temple run shouldve been a mobile game in 2012
Riya Shaqil
I mean there was a short event based on this video on the Legacy of the Beast game
DocKnight Philco
Pity this is the last time the Maidens charted in the singles UK chart.
Vic Vega
"American McGee's Iron Maiden."
Gabriss
You lead me on the path
Keep showing me the way
I feel a little lost
A little strange today
I think I'll take a hold
Of whatever comes my way
Then we'll see what happens
Take it day by day
I thought I had it all
I had it all worked out
Just what my future held
That there would be no doubt
But then the card came up
And I took another turn
But I don't know if it's
Fulfillment that I yearn
Tell me what you can hear
And then tell me what you see
Everybody has a different way
To view the world
I would like you to know
When you see the simple things
To appreciate this life
It's not too late to learn
Don't want to be here
Somewhere I'd rather be
But when I get there
I might find it's not for me
Don't know what I want
Or where I want to be
I'm feeling more confused
The more the days go by
Shaggy Rogers
@Bruces Mic Stand i’m deaf that explains it
Shaggy Rogers
ガブリスGabrissMeme2019 - eh, a bit accurate not 100% but ok