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| artist = [[Iron Maiden]]
| artist = [[Iron Maiden]]
| album = [[Piece of Mind]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Death on the Road]]
| album = [[Piece of Mind]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Death on the Road]]
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| B-side = {{ubl|'''1983'''|"[[Cross-Eyed Mary]]" ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] cover)|'''2005 CD'''|"The Trooper" (Live)|"Prowler" (Live)|'''2005 7" Live'''|"Another Life" (Live)|'''2005 12"'''|"The Trooper" (Live)|"Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live)}}
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| released = 20 June 1983 <br />15 August 2005
* "[[Cross-Eyed Mary]]" ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] cover)
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| recorded = 1983<br />24 November 2003
* '''2005 CD'''
* "The Trooper" (live)
* "Prowler" (live)
* '''2005 7" live'''
* "Another Life" (live)
* '''2005 12"'''
* "The Trooper" (live)
* "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live)
* '''2005 digital download'''
* "The Trooper" (live)
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| type = single
| prev_title = [[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]] (Reissue)
| prev_title = [[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]] (reissue)
| prev_year = 2005
| prev_year = 2005
| title = The Trooper (Live in 2003)
| title = The Trooper (live in 2003)
| year = 2005
| year = 2005
| next_title = [[The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg]]
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"'''The Trooper'''" is a song by the English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]]. It was released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth [[studio album]], ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' (1983). It was one of only a few songs to get much radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-maiden-mn0000098465/awards | title = Iron Maiden ''Billboard'' Charts | access-date = 29 January 2012 | work = [[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> It also achieved success in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Charts as well as gaining a much better reception than the band's previous single, "[[Flight of Icarus]]".<ref name="Bushell 114">{{cite book | last1 = Bushell | first1 = Garry | author-link1 = Garry Bushell | last2 = Halfin | first2 = Ross | author-link2 = Ross Halfin | title = Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden | edition = 2nd | publisher = Zomba Books | year = 1985 | page = [https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/114 114] | isbn = 0-946391-84-X | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/114 }}</ref>
"'''The Trooper'''" is a song by the English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]], released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' (1983). It was one of only a few songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-maiden-mn0000098465/awards | title = Iron Maiden ''Billboard'' Charts | access-date = 29 January 2012 | work = [[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> It also achieved success in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as gaining a better reception than the band's previous single, "[[Flight of Icarus]]".<ref name="Bushell 114">{{cite book | last1 = Bushell | first1 = Garry | author-link1 = Garry Bushell | last2 = Halfin | first2 = Ross | author-link2 = Ross Halfin | title = Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden | edition = 2nd | publisher = Zomba Books | year = 1985 | page = [https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/114 114] | isbn = 0-946391-84-X | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/114 }}</ref> The song is one of their most popular and remains an essential track of heavy metal music.


A live version of the song, from ''[[Death on the Road]]'', was issued in 2005.
A live version of the song, from ''[[Death on the Road]]'', was issued in 2005.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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Written by bassist and founding member [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], the song is based on the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] at the [[Battle of Balaclava]] 1854, which took place during the [[Crimean War]],<ref name="Bushell 114"/> and inspired by [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Lord Tennyson's]] 1854 poem [[The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)|of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-like-you-ve-never-heard-them-before/ | title = Iron Maiden Like You've Never Heard Them Before! | access-date = 28 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Jobst |first=Kerstin S. |author-link=Kerstin Susanne Jobst |date=2020 |title=Geschichte der Krim: Iphigenie und Putin auf Tauris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BlXrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT195 |publisher=De Gruyter Oldenbourg |isbn=978-3-11-051808-5 |page=206 |doi=10.1515/9783110520620-028 |language=de}}</ref> The track has been the subject of much praise since its release, with [[AllMusic]] describing it as "an all-time genre classic that boasts guitarists [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] and [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith's]] most memorable harmonized lead riff, plus that trademark [[Heavy metal gallop|galloping rhythm]]",<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/piece-of-mind-mw0000045853 | title = Iron Maiden- ''Piece of Mind'' | access-date = 29 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> while [[Mick Wall]] comments that it is the song "which most Maiden fans from those days still recall first when you mention the ''Piece of Mind'' album".<ref name="Wall 245">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick |author-link=Mick Wall| title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.)| publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=245}}</ref> Despite the popularity of the song, it was the single's B-side, a cover of [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]'s "[[Cross-Eyed Mary]]", which managed to gain a substantial amount of airplay on US radio,<ref>{{cite web|title=Maiden Vinyl Facts - Part 2|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/maiden-vinyl-facts---part-2.html|website=ironmaiden.com|publisher=[[Iron Maiden]]|access-date=3 December 2014|date=29 October 2014|archive-date=1 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801112200/http://ironmaiden.com/maiden-vinyl-facts---part-2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> becoming one of the band's few tracks, along with previous single "[[Flight of Icarus]]",<ref name="Wall 245"/> to do so.
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[[Image:Dickinson TheTrooper.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Bruce Dickinson]] performing the song live wearing a "red coat" styled military smock.]]
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Written by bassist and founding-member [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], the song is based on the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] at the [[Battle of Balaclava]] 1854, which took place during the [[Crimean War]],<ref name="Bushell 114"/> and inspired by [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Lord Tennyson's]] 1854 poem [[The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)|of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-like-you-ve-never-heard-them-before/ | title = Iron Maiden Like You've Never Heard Them Before! | access-date = 28 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The track has been the subject of much praise since its release, with [[AllMusic]] describing it as "an all-time genre classic that boasts guitarists [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] and [[Adrian Smith|Adrian Smith's]] most memorable harmonized lead riff, plus that trademark galloping rhythm,"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/piece-of-mind-mw0000045853 | title = Iron Maiden- ''Piece of Mind'' | access-date = 29 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> while [[Mick Wall]] comments that it is the song "which most Maiden fans from those days still recall first when you mention the ''Piece of Mind'' album."<ref name="Wall 245">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick |author-link=Mick Wall| title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.)| publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=245}}</ref> Despite the popularity of the song, it was the single's B-Side, a cover of [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]'s "[[Cross-Eyed Mary]]", which managed to gain a substantial amount of airplay on US radio,<ref>{{cite web|title=Maiden Vinyl Facts - Part 2|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/maiden-vinyl-facts---part-2.html|website=ironmaiden.com|publisher=[[Iron Maiden]]|access-date=3 December 2014|date=29 October 2014}}</ref> becoming one of the band's few tracks, along with previous single "[[Flight of Icarus]]",<ref name="Wall 245"/> to do so.


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[[Image:Dickinson TheTrooper.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Bruce Dickinson]] performing the song live wearing a "red coat" styled military smock.]]
The single's accompanying music video included clips of a cavalry battle from the 1936 film ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'', starring [[Errol Flynn]] and [[Olivia de Havilland]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Iron Maiden, 'The Trooper' – Songs About Soldiers|url=http://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-the-trooper-songs-about-soldiers/|work=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=25 May 2013|date=24 May 2013}}</ref> which the [[BBC]] refused to play unedited, deeming the footage too violent.<ref name="Bushell 114"/> The band's manager, [[Rod Smallwood]], has since criticised the decision, stating, "Anyone would think we'd killed the horses ourselves instead of using an old Errol Flynn movie."<ref name="Bushell 114"/> In 2003, Iron Maiden released a Camp Chaos version for the song. The music video shows the never-before-seen clips of the band playing the song as well as the animated battle between [[Eddie (Iron Maiden)|Eddie]] and politicians [[Al Gore]] and [[George W. Bush]] to which Eddie ended the conflict in the video by killing both Bush, Gore and their team. The updated version came in 2008, this time, the two US politicians were replaced by Eddie's yellow skeleton allies and their red enemy skeletons.
The single's accompanying music video, filmed in Brixton Academy and directed by Jim Yukich, included clips of a cavalry battle from the 1936 film ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'', starring [[Errol Flynn]] and [[Olivia de Havilland]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Iron Maiden, 'The Trooper' – Songs About Soldiers|url=http://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-the-trooper-songs-about-soldiers/|work=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=25 May 2013|date=24 May 2013}}</ref> which the [[BBC]] refused to play unedited, deeming the footage too violent.<ref name="Bushell 114"/> The band's manager, [[Rod Smallwood]], has since criticized the decision, stating, "Anyone would think we'd killed the horses ourselves instead of using an old Errol Flynn movie".<ref name="Bushell 114"/> In 2003, Iron Maiden released a Camp Chaos version for the song. The music video shows the never-before-seen clips of the band playing the song (although it was rarely featured in the Australian TV show ''[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]]''.)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rADP86k-jN0&pp=ygUTYXVzdGVjaCBpcm9uIG1haWRlbg== |title=Iron Maiden - The Trooper - Official Video - 1983 |date=2021-07-22 |last=Austech |access-date=2024-09-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref> as well as the animated battle between [[Eddie (Iron Maiden)|Eddie]] and politicians [[Al Gore]] and [[George W. Bush]] to which Eddie ended the conflict in the video by killing both Bush, Gore and their team. The updated version came in 2008, this time, the two US politicians were replaced by Eddie's yellow skeleton allies and their red enemy skeletons.


A regular fixture in the band's concerts, vocalist [[Bruce Dickinson]] has always waved a [[Union Flag]] during live performances and, more recently, has begun wearing an authentic red coat uniform which would have been worn during the battle on which the song was based.<ref name="CR">{{cite journal | title = Sabotage! | journal = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = 1 October 2005 | issue = 85 | pages = 8 }}</ref> During a performance in Dublin in 2003, Dickinson's flag-waving reportedly received a large amount of booing from the Irish audience.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-will-make-at-least-one-more-album-says-bruce-dickinson/ | title = Iron Maiden Will Make 'At Least One More Album,' Says Bruce Dickinson | access-date = 9 May 2012 | date = 4 August 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
A regular fixture in the band's concerts, vocalist [[Bruce Dickinson]] has always waved a [[Union Flag]] during live performances and, more recently, has begun wearing an authentic red coat uniform which would have been worn during the battle on which the song was based.<ref name="CR">{{cite journal | title = Sabotage! | journal = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = 1 October 2005 | issue = 85 | pages = 8 }}</ref> During a performance in Dublin in 2003, Dickinson's flag-waving reportedly received a large amount of booing from the Irish audience.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-will-make-at-least-one-more-album-says-bruce-dickinson/ | title = Iron Maiden Will Make 'At Least One More Album,' Says Bruce Dickinson | access-date = 9 May 2012 | date = 4 August 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The song has appeared in several [[List of Iron Maiden tribute albums|Iron Maiden tribute albums]], including ''A Call To Irons: A Tribute To Iron Maiden'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-call-to-irons-a-tribute-to-iron-maiden-vol-1-mw0000037713 | title = Various Artists - ''A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden, Vol. 1'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> ''Numbers from the Beast'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=42720 | title = Producer Bob Kulick Discusses Iron Maiden Tribute Album ''Numbers From The Beast'' | access-date = 29 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> ''A Tribute to the Beast''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-tribute-to-the-beast-nuclear-blast-america-mw0000221504 | title = Various Artists - ''A Tribute to the Beast'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and ''Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-machine-head-avenged-sevenfold-dream-theater-featured-on-maiden-heaven-cd/ | title = Metallica, Machine Head, Avenged Sevenfold, Dream Theater featured on ''Maiden Heaven'' CD | access-date = 28 January 2012|date=25 June 2008 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> as well as on records by tribute bands such as [[Maiden uniteD]] (on 2010's ''[[Mind the Acoustic Pieces]]'')<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/threshold-within-temptation-members-record-acoustic-versions-of-iron-maiden-classics/ | title = Threshold, Within Temptation Members Record Acoustic Versions Of Iron Maiden Classics | access-date = 28 January 2012 |date=13 October 2010| work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> and [[The Iron Maidens]] (on their 2006 [[The Iron Maidens: World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden|self-titled debut album]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-iron-maidens-mn0000635491 | title = The Iron Maidens | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> In addition, the song has been released by [[Sentenced]] on ''[[The Trooper (EP)|The Trooper]]'' EP (1994),<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=1675&band_id=128&bandname=Sentenced | title = Sentenced - ''The Trooper'' | access-date = 3 October 2011 | magazine = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref> [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] on ''[[End of All Days]]'' (1996), Hellsongs on ''Hymns in the Key of 666'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/hymns-in-the-key-of-666-mw0001223549 | title = Hellsongs - ''Hymns in the Key of 666'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Thumper on the ''Metalliska'' compilation,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/metalliska-mw0000097006 | title = Various Artists - Metalliska | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[Highland Glory]] as a bonus track on ''[[Forever Endeavour]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/Highland-Glory-Forever-Endeavour/release/3137327 | title = Highland Glory- ''Forever Endeavour'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Discogs]]}}</ref> Radio Cult on ''Grooves From The Grave'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.radiocult.com/cds.html | title = Radio Cult Catalogue | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = Radio Cult}}</ref> [[Stryper]] on ''[[The Covering]]'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stryper-the-covering-album-pushed-back-to-early/ | title = Stryper: ''The Covering'' Album Pushed Back To Early 2011 | date=24 October 2010|access-date = 3 October 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> [[Iced Earth]] on the "tour edition" of their 2011 album, ''[[Dystopia (Iced Earth album)|Dystopia]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/185356 | title = Iced Earth - ''Dystopia'' Tour Edition To Be Available At Merch Stands On North American Tour | access-date = 20 June 2012 | date = 14 June 2011 | magazine = [[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]}}</ref> and [[2Cellos]] on their 2015 album, ''[[Celloverse]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=2Cellos Create A New Dimension With ''Celloverse'' Album|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2cellos-create-a-new-dimension-with-celloverse-album-available-january-27-2015-300007198.html|website=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=21 February 2015|date=9 December 2014}}</ref>
The song has appeared in several [[List of Iron Maiden tribute albums|Iron Maiden tribute albums]], including ''A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-call-to-irons-a-tribute-to-iron-maiden-vol-1-mw0000037713 | title = Various Artists - ''A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden, Vol. 1'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> ''Numbers from the Beast'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=42720 | title = Producer Bob Kulick Discusses Iron Maiden Tribute Album ''Numbers From The Beast'' | access-date = 29 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> ''A Tribute to the Beast''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-tribute-to-the-beast-nuclear-blast-america-mw0000221504 | title = Various Artists - ''A Tribute to the Beast'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and ''Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-machine-head-avenged-sevenfold-dream-theater-featured-on-maiden-heaven-cd/ | title = Metallica, Machine Head, Avenged Sevenfold, Dream Theater featured on ''Maiden Heaven'' CD | access-date = 28 January 2012|date=25 June 2008 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> as well as on records by tribute bands such as [[Maiden uniteD]] (on 2010's ''[[Mind the Acoustic Pieces]]'')<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/threshold-within-temptation-members-record-acoustic-versions-of-iron-maiden-classics/ | title = Threshold, Within Temptation Members Record Acoustic Versions Of Iron Maiden Classics | access-date = 28 January 2012 |date=13 October 2010| work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> and [[The Iron Maidens]] (on their 2006 [[World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden|self-titled debut album]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-iron-maidens-mn0000635491 | title = The Iron Maidens | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> In addition, the song has been released by [[Sentenced]] on ''[[The Trooper (EP)|The Trooper]]'' EP (1994),<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=1675&band_id=128&bandname=Sentenced | title = Sentenced - ''The Trooper'' | access-date = 3 October 2011 | magazine = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref> [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] on ''[[End of All Days]]'' (1996), Hellsongs on ''Hymns in the Key of 666'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/hymns-in-the-key-of-666-mw0001223549 | title = Hellsongs - ''Hymns in the Key of 666'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Thumper on the ''Metalliska'' compilation,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/metalliska-mw0000097006 | title = Various Artists - Metalliska | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[Highland Glory]] as a bonus track on ''[[Forever Endeavour]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/Highland-Glory-Forever-Endeavour/release/3137327 | title = Highland Glory- ''Forever Endeavour'' | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = [[Discogs]]}}</ref> Radio Cult on ''Grooves from the Grave'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.radiocult.com/cds.html | title = Radio Cult Catalogue | access-date = 28 January 2012 | publisher = Radio Cult}}</ref> [[Stryper]] on ''[[The Covering]]'',<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stryper-the-covering-album-pushed-back-to-early/ | title = Stryper: ''The Covering'' Album Pushed Back To Early 2011 | date=24 October 2010|access-date = 3 October 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> [[Iced Earth]] on the "tour edition" of their 2011 album, ''[[Dystopia (Iced Earth album)|Dystopia]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/185356 | title = Iced Earth - ''Dystopia'' Tour Edition To Be Available At Merch Stands On North American Tour | access-date = 20 June 2012 | date = 14 June 2011 | magazine = [[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]}}</ref> [[2Cellos]] on their 2015 album, ''[[Celloverse]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=2Cellos Create A New Dimension With ''Celloverse'' Album|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2cellos-create-a-new-dimension-with-celloverse-album-available-january-27-2015-300007198.html|website=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=21 February 2015|date=9 December 2014}}</ref> and [[Esprit D'Air]] releasing a cover with [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] and [[Ben Christo]] ([[The Sisters of Mercy]]).


On top of this, the track has also been included in the ''[[Guitar Hero 2]]'', ''[[Carmageddon 2]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]]'' and ''[[Rock Band]]'' video games,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/05/05/guitar-hero-smash-hits-the-full-track-list | title = ''Guitar Hero'' Smash Hits: The Full Track List |last=Bozon|first=Mark|date=5 May 2009| access-date = 28 January 2012 | website = [[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-rock-band-downloadable-content-due-in-june/ | title = Iron Maiden ''Rock Band'' Downloadable Content Due In June | date=29 May 2009|access-date = 28 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> is mentioned in the novel ''[[World War Z]]'' by [[Max Brooks]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Daniels|first1=Neil|author-link1=Neil Daniels|title=Killers The Origins of Iron Maiden, 1975-1983.|date=10 April 2014|publisher=Soundcheck Books|isbn=978-0957570023|page=139|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rl2MAwAAQBAJ&q=iron+maiden+world+war+z+the+trooper&pg=PA139|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> and is used as the opening theme for the documentary series ''[[Metal Evolution]]''.
On top of this, the track has also been included in the ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'', ''[[Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero Smash Hits]]'' and ''[[Rock Band]]'' video games,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/05/05/guitar-hero-smash-hits-the-full-track-list | title = ''Guitar Hero'' Smash Hits: The Full Track List |last=Bozon|first=Mark|date=5 May 2009| access-date = 28 January 2012 | website = [[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-rock-band-downloadable-content-due-in-june/ | title = Iron Maiden ''Rock Band'' Downloadable Content Due In June | date=29 May 2009|access-date = 28 January 2012 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> is mentioned in the novel ''[[World War Z]]'' by [[Max Brooks]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Daniels|first1=Neil|author-link1=Neil Daniels|title=Killers The Origins of Iron Maiden, 1975-1983.|date=10 April 2014|publisher=Soundcheck Books|isbn=978-0957570023|page=139|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rl2MAwAAQBAJ&q=iron+maiden+world+war+z+the+trooper&pg=PA139|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> and is used as the opening theme for the documentary series ''[[Metal Evolution]]''.


Iron Maiden created a beer called "[[Trooper beer|Trooper]]", named after the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmaidenbeer.com/|title=Home}}</ref>
Iron Maiden created a beer called "[[Trooper beer|Trooper]]", named after the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmaidenbeer.com/|title=Home}}</ref>
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==Track listings==
==Track listings==
;7" & 12" Single
;7" and 12" single
{{track listing
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| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
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;2005 Enhanced CD
;2005 enhanced CD
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Compact Disc
| headline = Compact disc
| title1 = The Trooper
| title1 = The Trooper
| note1 = Live at the [[Westfalenhallen|Westfalenhalle Arena]], [[Dortmund]], [[Germany]], 24 November 2003
| note1 = live at the [[Westfalenhallen|Westfalenhalle Arena]], [[Dortmund]], [[Germany]], 24 November 2003
| length1 = 4:13
| length1 = 4:13
| writer1 = Harris
| writer1 = Harris
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| writer2 = Harris
| writer2 = Harris
| title3 = Prowler
| title3 = Prowler
| note3 = Live at [[Egilshöll]]in, [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], 7 June 2005
| note3 = live at [[Egilshöll]]in, [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], 7 June 2005
| length3 = 4:24
| length3 = 4:24
| writer3 = Harris
| writer3 = Harris
| title4 = The Trooper
| title4 = The Trooper
| note4 = Video - Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| note4 = video – live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| length4 = 4:12
| length4 = 4:12
| writer4 = Harris
| writer4 = Harris
| title5 = The Trooper
| title5 = The Trooper
| note5 = Video - Music video
| note5 = video – music video
| length5 = 4:10
| length5 = 4:10
| writer5 = Harris
| writer5 = Harris
}}
}}


;2005 7" Blue Vinyl
;2005 7" blue vinyl
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| title1 = The Trooper
| title1 = The Trooper
| note1 = Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| note1 = live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| length1 = 4:13
| length1 = 4:13
| writer1 = Harris
| writer1 = Harris
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| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| title2 = Another Life
| title2 = Another Life
| note2 = Live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005
| note2 = live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005
| length2 = 3:43
| length2 = 3:43
| writer2 = Harris
| writer2 = Harris
}}
}}


;2005 12" Picture Disc
;2005 12" picture disc
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| title1 = The Trooper
| title1 = The Trooper
| note1 = Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| note1 = live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003
| length1 = 4:13
| length1 = 4:13
| writer1 = Harris
| writer1 = Harris
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| writer1 = Harris
| writer1 = Harris
| title2 = Murders in the Rue Morgue
| title2 = Murders in the Rue Morgue
| note2 = Live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005
| note2 = live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005
| length2 = 3:33
| length2 = 3:33
| writer2 = Harris
| writer2 = Harris
}}
;2005 digital download
{{track listing
| title1 = The Trooper
| note1 = live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005
| length1 = 4:06
| writer1 = Harris
}}
}}


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*[[Bruce Dickinson]]&nbsp;– lead vocals
*[[Bruce Dickinson]]&nbsp;– lead vocals
*[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]]&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]]&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Adrian Smith]]&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]]&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*[[Nicko McBrain]]&nbsp;– drums
*[[Nicko McBrain]]&nbsp;– drums
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| style="text-align:center;"| 7<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19900318/7502/ | title = Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 24 March 1990 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| access-date = 3 October 2011}}</ref>
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This article is about the Iron Maiden song. For other uses, see Trooper.
"The Trooper"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Piece of Mind and Death on the Road
B-side
  • 1983
  • "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)
  • 2005 CD
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Prowler" (live)
  • 2005 7" live
  • "Another Life" (live)
  • 2005 12"
  • "The Trooper" (live)
  • "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live)
  • 2005 digital download
  • "The Trooper" (live)
Released
  • 20 June 1983
  • 15 August 2005
Recorded
  • 1983
  • 24 November 2003
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:11
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Steve Harris
Producer(s)Martin Birch
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Flight of Icarus"
(1983) 		"The Trooper"
(1983) 		"2 Minutes to Midnight"
(1984)
"The Number of the Beast (reissue)"
(2005)
"The Trooper (live in 2003)"
(2005)
"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
(2006)
Music video
"The Trooper" on YouTube

"The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind (1983). It was one of only a few songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock.[1] It also achieved success in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as gaining a better reception than the band's previous single, "Flight of Icarus".[2] The song is one of their most popular and remains an essential track of heavy metal music.

A live version of the song, from Death on the Road, was issued in 2005.

Overview

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Written by bassist and founding member Steve Harris, the song is based on the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava 1854, which took place during the Crimean War,[2] and inspired by Lord Tennyson's 1854 poem of the same name.[3][4] The track has been the subject of much praise since its release, with AllMusic describing it as "an all-time genre classic that boasts guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith's most memorable harmonized lead riff, plus that trademark galloping rhythm",[5] while Mick Wall comments that it is the song "which most Maiden fans from those days still recall first when you mention the Piece of Mind album".[6] Despite the popularity of the song, it was the single's B-side, a cover of Jethro Tull's "Cross-Eyed Mary", which managed to gain a substantial amount of airplay on US radio,[7] becoming one of the band's few tracks, along with previous single "Flight of Icarus",[6] to do so.

Bruce Dickinson performing the song live wearing a "red coat" styled military smock.

The single's accompanying music video, filmed in Brixton Academy and directed by Jim Yukich, included clips of a cavalry battle from the 1936 film The Charge of the Light Brigade, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland,[8] which the BBC refused to play unedited, deeming the footage too violent.[2] The band's manager, Rod Smallwood, has since criticized the decision, stating, "Anyone would think we'd killed the horses ourselves instead of using an old Errol Flynn movie".[2] In 2003, Iron Maiden released a Camp Chaos version for the song. The music video shows the never-before-seen clips of the band playing the song (although it was rarely featured in the Australian TV show Rage.)[9] as well as the animated battle between Eddie and politicians Al Gore and George W. Bush to which Eddie ended the conflict in the video by killing both Bush, Gore and their team. The updated version came in 2008, this time, the two US politicians were replaced by Eddie's yellow skeleton allies and their red enemy skeletons.

A regular fixture in the band's concerts, vocalist Bruce Dickinson has always waved a Union Flag during live performances and, more recently, has begun wearing an authentic red coat uniform which would have been worn during the battle on which the song was based.[10] During a performance in Dublin in 2003, Dickinson's flag-waving reportedly received a large amount of booing from the Irish audience.[11]

While the band were receiving criticism from Sharon Osbourne in 2005, at the time justifying her attack on the band at the 2005 Ozzfest, she accused Iron Maiden of disrespecting American troops, then fighting alongside the British in Iraq, for waving a Union Flag in the US, although Classic Rock magazine supported the band by pointing out that the song's subject bore no relation to the military activity then taking place in the Middle East.[10]

On 15 August 2005, a live version of the song was released from the then upcoming live album, Death on the Road.[12]

On 24 April 2016, during Iron Maiden's performance in Beijing (their first in China), Dickinson did not bring out a flag while performing "The Trooper" as part of the request from the Chinese government to allow Iron Maiden to perform in the country.[13] The flag was also omitted for a concert in Shanghai two days later.

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The song has appeared in several Iron Maiden tribute albums, including A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden,[14] Numbers from the Beast,[15] A Tribute to the Beast[16] and Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden,[17] as well as on records by tribute bands such as Maiden uniteD (on 2010's Mind the Acoustic Pieces)[18] and The Iron Maidens (on their 2006 self-titled debut album).[19] In addition, the song has been released by Sentenced on The Trooper EP (1994),[20] Rage on End of All Days (1996), Hellsongs on Hymns in the Key of 666 (2008),[21] Thumper on the Metalliska compilation,[22] Highland Glory as a bonus track on Forever Endeavour (2005),[23] Radio Cult on Grooves from the Grave (2008),[24] Stryper on The Covering,[25] Iced Earth on the "tour edition" of their 2011 album, Dystopia,[26] 2Cellos on their 2015 album, Celloverse,[27] and Esprit D'Air releasing a cover with Tim "Ripper" Owens and Ben Christo (The Sisters of Mercy).

On top of this, the track has also been included in the Guitar Hero II, Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now, Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Rock Band video games,[28][29] is mentioned in the novel World War Z by Max Brooks[30] and is used as the opening theme for the documentary series Metal Evolution.

Iron Maiden created a beer called "Trooper", named after the song.[31]

Northern Ireland

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During the course of the Troubles in Northern Ireland the image of Eddie, as he appears on the sleeve of "The Trooper", became an unofficial mascot of the Ulster Freedom Fighters loyalist paramilitary group and was the main figure on a number of the group's murals. The loyalist representation frequently carried a tattered flag with the emblem of the Ulster Defence Association rather than the Union Flag as on the Iron Maiden sleeve.[32][33]

Track listings

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7" and 12" single
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper"Steve Harris4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)Ian Anderson3:52
2005 enhanced CD
Compact disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfalenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
2."The Trooper"Harris4:12
3."Prowler" (live at Egilshöllin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris4:24
4."The Trooper" (video – live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:12
5."The Trooper" (video – music video)Harris4:10
2005 7" blue vinyl
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Another Life" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris3:43
2005 12" picture disc
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)Harris4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper"Harris4:12
2."Murders in the Rue Morgue" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris3:33
2005 digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trooper" (live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)Harris4:06

Personnel

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Production credits are adapted from the 7-inch vinyl cover.[34]

Iron Maiden

Production

Charts

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Single Chart (1983) Peak
position 		Album
"The Trooper" Ireland (IRMA) 12[35] Piece of Mind
UK (Official Company Charts) 12[36]
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[37] 28
Single Chart (1990) Peak
position 		Album
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper" UK Albums Chart[note 1] 7[38] —
Single Chart (2005) Peak
position 		Album
"The Trooper" (live) Canada (Canadian Singles Chart) 5[39] Death on the Road
Denmark (Tracklisten) 7[40]
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 5[41]
France (SNEP) 100[42]
Germany (Media Control Charts)[43] 78
Greece (IFPI)[44] 8
Ireland (IRMA) 16[35]
Italy (FIMI) 8[45]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 1[46]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 5[47]
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 61[48]
UK (Official Company Charts) 5[49]
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) 1[50]
Single Chart (2006) Position Album
"The Trooper" (live) Spain (PROMUSICAE) 10[46] Death on the Road

Notes

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  1. ^ Re-release of both singles as part of The First Ten Years box set. Exceeded the length limit of the UK Singles Chart.

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51] Gold 35,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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