Be Quick or Be Dead

"Be Quick or Be Dead"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Fear of the Dark
B-side
  • "Nodding Donkey Blues"
  • "Space Station #5"
  • "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
Released13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:24
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers
Producer(s)Martin Birch, Steve Harris
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"
(1990)		 "Be Quick or Be Dead"
(1992)		 "From Here to Eternity"
(1992)

"Be Quick of Be Dead" is a 1992 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is the leading single from their 9th studio album Fear of the Dark. It went to number 2 in the United Kingdom and Finland and went to the top ten in Norway, Ireland and Demark. It also reached number 12 in New Zealand.

Track listings

7-inch single

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers3:24
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Nodding Donkey Blues"Steve Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Dave Murray, Nicko McBrain3:11

12-inch single

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers3:24
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Nodding Donkey Blues"Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Murray, McBrain3:11
3."Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar3:47

UK 12-inch single

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers3:24
2."Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (Hidden Track)Dickinson, Gers8:05
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Nodding Donkey Blues"Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Murray, McBrain3:11
4."Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)Montrose, Hagar3:47

CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers3:24
2."Nodding Donkey Blues"Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Murray, McBrain3:11
3."Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)Montrose, Hagar3:47

UK CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers3:24
2."Nodding Donkey Blues"Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Murray, McBrain3:11
3."Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover; includes hidden track "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be")Montrose, Hagar11:57

French CD maxi-single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers3:24
2."Nodding Donkey Blues"Harris, Dickinson, Gers, Murray, McBrain3:11
3."Space Station No. 5" (Montrose Cover)Montrose, Hagar3:47
4."The French Message From Bruce Dickinson"Dickinson1:02

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 April 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Be Quick or Be Dead" 7 Inch Single (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 13 April 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)