The Evil That Men Do (song)

The Evil That Men Do (song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Evil That Men Do


Artist = Iron Maiden
from Album = Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
B-side = "Prowler '88"
"Charlotte the Harlot '88"
Released = August 1, 1988
Format = CD Single
Vinyl record
Picture disc (cut-to-shape)
Recorded = 1987
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:33
Label = EMI
Writer = Adrian Smith
Bruce Dickinson
Steve Harris
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position = * 6 (UK charts)
Last single = "Can I Play with Madness"
(1988)
This single = "The Evil That Men Do"
(1988)
Next single = "The Clairvoyant"
(1988)
__NOTOC__"The Evil That Men Do" was released in 1988 by Iron Maiden. It is the band's seventeenth single and the second from their "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" album. The single debuted at number six in the UK charts and quickly rose to number five. The single's B-sides are re-recordings of "Prowler" and "Charlotte the Harlot" which appear as tracks number one and seven/eight respectively on the band's debut album "Iron Maiden".

The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius's speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar's murder (Act 3, scene 2, "The Forum") in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar": "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones." Bruce Dickinson may sometimes repeat this before playing the song, but in reverse (as he did in " Rock in Rio"). However, the poetic lyrics of the song are unrelated to this.

The guitar solo in "The Evil That Men Do" is played by Adrian Smith while the guitar solo in "Prowler '88" is played by Dave Murray. In "Charlotte the Harlot '88", the first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by Adrian Smith.

The music video was filmed at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, during the "Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour" in 1988.

Track listing

# "The Evil That Men Do" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris) – 4:33
# "Prowler '88" (Harris) – 4:07
# "Charlotte the Harlot '88" (Dave Murray) – 4:11

Covers

* An all-star cover of the song can be found on the tribute album "Numbers from the Beast" which features Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho on vocals, Paul Gilbert and Bob Kulick on guitar, Mike Inez on bass, and Brent Fitz on drums. It follows the basic layout of the song, but varies in terms of guitar solos and vocal harmonics.
* Symphonic metal band After Forever covered the song on their "Exordium" EP.
* A cover featuring two vocals can be found on the tribute album ""
* The all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens covered the song on their 2008 EP "The Root of All Evil".

Versions

Credits

*Bruce Dickinson – vocals
*Dave Murrayguitar
*Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Harrisbass guitar, backing vocals
*Nicko McBraindrums


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