2 Minutes to Midnight

"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a song by heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The song is released as the band's tenth single and second track from their fifth album Powerslave. The single was released on August 6, 1984 and rose to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on Billboard Top Album Tracks. The song was written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson. The song has references to the Doomsday Clock, the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of th... more

"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a song by heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The song is released as the band's tenth single and second track from their fifth album Powerslave. The single was released on August 6, 1984 and rose to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on Billboard Top Album Tracks. The song was written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson. The song has references to the Doomsday Clock, the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In September 1953 the clock reached 11:58, the closest the clock ever got to midnight. This occurred when the United States and Soviet Union tested H-bombs within nine months of one another. The first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by a guitar solo played by Adrian Smith. The cover art is somewhat related to Iron Maiden's 2006 album A Matter of Life and Death as it features the band's mascot Eddie in an Army uniform. The cover art of A Matter of Life and Death, however, features several skeletons in Army... less