Aces High

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"Aces High" is a fast-paced heavy metal song by Iron Maiden that vividly depicts an RAF fighter pilot’s experience during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

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Aces High canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Powerslave ⓘ
artist Iron Maiden ⓘ
associatedAct Adrian Smith ⓘ
Bruce Dickinson ⓘ
Dave Murray ⓘ
Nicko McBrain ⓘ
Steve Harris ⓘ
bSide King of Twilight ⓘ
The Number of the Beast (live) ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 20 ⓘ
composer Steve Harris ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts Luftwaffe attacks on Britain ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
features galloping bass ⓘ
high-pitched vocals ⓘ
rapid drum patterns ⓘ
twin lead guitars ⓘ
followedBy Running Free (live) ⓘ
genre heavy metal ⓘ
hasCoverArt Eddie as WWII fighter pilot ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
includedIn Iron Maiden live setlists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:31 ⓘ
livePerformanceStaple yes ⓘ
lyricalTheme Battle of Britain ⓘ
World War II aerial combat ⓘ
lyricist Steve Harris ⓘ
narrativePerspective RAF fighter pilot ⓘ
notableFor vivid depiction of air combat in Battle of Britain ⓘ
oftenUsedAs concert opener ⓘ
partOf Powerslave ⓘ
performer Iron Maiden ⓘ
positionOnAlbum opening track ⓘ
precededBy 2 Minutes to Midnight ⓘ
producer Martin Birch ⓘ
recordedIn 1984 ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
EMI ⓘ
releaseDate 1984-10-22 ⓘ
subjectOf concert films ⓘ
live recordings ⓘ
tempo fast-paced ⓘ
trackNumber 1 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iron Maiden → notableSong → Aces High ⓘ
Powerslave → hasTrack → Aces High ⓘ
Powerslave → openingTrack → Aces High ⓘ
Powerslave → notableSong → Aces High ⓘ
Gravity the Seducer → hasTrack → Aces High ⓘ