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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox album
| Name = Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)
| Cover =
|name = Mr. Ego
| Artist = [[Helloween]]
|type = ep
| Album = [[Master of the Rings]]
|artist = [[Helloween]]
| B-side =
|cover = Cover of Mr. Ego (EP).jpg
| Released = July 22nd, 1994
|released = 22 July 1994
| Format =
|genre = [[Power metal]]
| Recorded =
|length = 20:29
| Genre = [[Power metal]]
|label = [[Raw Power]]
|prev_title = [[Windmill (song)|Windmill]]
| Length = 20:29
|prev_year = 1993
| Label = [[Raw Power]]
⚫
|next_title = [[Perfect Gentleman (Helloween song)|Perfect Gentleman]]
| Writer =
| Producer =
|next_year = 1994
|misc = {{Extra album cover
| Certification =
|header = Japanese cover
| Chart position =
|type = ep
| Last single = "[[Where The Rain Grows]]"<br /> (1994)
|cover = Cover of Where the Rain Grows (single).jpg
| This single = "'''Mr. Ego'''" <br /> (1994)
|caption = "Where the Rain Grows"
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| Next single = "[[Perfect Gentleman (song)|Perfect Gentlemen]]"<br /> (1994)
}}
}}
}}


"'''Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)'''" is a song and a single made by the [[Germany|German]] [[power metal]] band [[Helloween]] taken from the album ''[[Master of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Helloween/Mr._Ego_%28Take_Me_Down%29/21785 |title=Mr. Ego (EP) |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Metallum]] |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Helloween-Mr-Ego-Take-Me-Down-EP/master/270798 |title=Helloween – Mr. Ego (tracklist and versions) |publisher=[[Discogs]] |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> It is "dedicated" to former Helloween's singer, [[Michael Kiske]].
'''''Mr Ego (Take Me Down)''''' is the second [[Extended play|EP]] by German [[power metal]] band [[Helloween]]. It contains the song of the same name, taken from the album ''[[Master of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Helloween/Mr._Ego_%28Take_Me_Down%29/21785|title=Mr. Ego (EP)|publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]|accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref> The EP is "dedicated" to then-former Helloween singer [[Michael Kiske]].


It was released in some countries as ''Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)''. In Japan, it was released as ''Where the Rain Grows''.
In Japan, the disc was issued as ''Where the Rain Grows''.


==Single track listting==
==Single track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| title1 = Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)
|title1 = Mr Ego (Take Me Down)
| length1 = 7:04
|writer1 = Grapow
| title2 = Where The Rain Grows
|length1 = 7:04
|title2 = Where the Rain Grows
|writer2 = Deris/Weikath
| length2 = 4:48
| title3 = Can't Fight Your Desire
|length2 = 4:48
|title3 = Can't Fight Your Desire
| length3 = 3:47
|writer3 = Deris
| title4 = Star Invasion
|length3 = 3:47
|title4 = Star Invasion
|writer4 = Deris/Weikath
| length4 = 4:50
|length4 = 4:50
}}
}}


=== Japanese Version ===
===Japanese version===
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| title1 = Where the Rain Grows
|title1 = Where the Rain Grows
|writer1 = Deris/Weikath
| length1 = 4:48
| title2 = Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)
|length1 = 4:48
|title2 = Mr Ego (Take Me Down)
| length2 = 7:04
|writer2 = Grapow
| title3 = Can't Fight Your Desire
|length2 = 7:04
|title3 = Can't Fight Your Desire
| length3 = 3:47
|writer3 = Deris
| title4 = Star Invasion
|length3 = 3:47
|title4 = Star Invasion
|writer4 = Deris/Weikath
| length4 = 4:50
|length4 = 4:50
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Andi Deris]] - vocals
* [[Andi Deris]] – vocals
*[[Roland Grapow]] - lead and rhythm guitars
* [[Roland Grapow]] – lead and rhythm guitars
*[[Michael Weikath]] - lead and rhythm guitars
* [[Michael Weikath]] – lead and rhythm guitars
*[[Markus Grosskopf]] - bass guitar
* [[Markus Grosskopf]] – bass guitar
*[[Uli Kusch]] - drums
* [[Uli Kusch]] – drums


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Helloween albums]]

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Latest revision as of 20:28, 26 December 2023

Mr. Ego
EP by
Helloween
Released22 July 1994
GenrePower metal
Length20:29
LabelRaw Power
Helloween chronology
Windmill
(1993) 		Mr. Ego
(1994) 		Perfect Gentleman
(1994)
Japanese cover
"Where the Rain Grows"
"Where the Rain Grows"

Mr Ego (Take Me Down) is the second EP by German power metal band Helloween. It contains the song of the same name, taken from the album Master of the Rings.[1] The EP is "dedicated" to then-former Helloween singer Michael Kiske.

In Japan, the disc was issued as Where the Rain Grows.

Single track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr Ego (Take Me Down)"Grapow7:04
2."Where the Rain Grows"Deris/Weikath4:48
3."Can't Fight Your Desire"Deris3:47
4."Star Invasion"Deris/Weikath4:50

Japanese version

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where the Rain Grows"Deris/Weikath4:48
2."Mr Ego (Take Me Down)"Grapow7:04
3."Can't Fight Your Desire"Deris3:47
4."Star Invasion"Deris/Weikath4:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Ego (EP)". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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