The Angel and the Gambler

"The Angel & The Gambler"
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Virtual XI
B-side
  • 7" Picture Disc
  • "Blood on the World's Hands" (live)
  • CD Part 1
  • "Blood on the World's Hands" (live)
  • "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (video)
  • CD Part 2
  • "The Aftermath" (live)
  • "Man on the Edge" (video)
Released9 March 1998[1]
Genre
Length9:56 (Part 1)
6:05 (Part 2)
LabelEMI
SongwriterSteve Harris
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Virus"
(1996)		 "The Angel & The Gambler"
(1998)		 "Futureal"
(1998)
CD 2 cover
Picture Disc

"The Angel and the Gambler" is a single from the Iron Maiden album Virtual XI, released in 1998. It preceded the release of Virtual XI by two weeks.

Synopsis

It is the first Iron Maiden single to feature a video as a B-side. The single includes two audio tracks recorded live at Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1995 on The X Factour, their tour in support of The X Factor.

The band also released a music video, which featured a shortened version of the song. The video features an entirely computer-generated world filled with aliens of varying appearance.

The single was released in four parts: CD part 1 contains a poster, with the "Virtual XI Fixture List 1998" on one side and the band posing in Maiden football gear with some of their favourite players on the other side. CD part 2 contains three double-sided cards with the musicians posing in Maiden football gear and also has a shortened version of "The Angel and the Gambler". The third was a 7-inch picture disc and the fourth was a CD maxi-single with both B-side live tracks on it. The picture disc and maxi-single both had the edited version of the title track.

B-sides

The 7-inch picture disc had "Blood On The Worlds Hands" live; CD 1 had "Blood On The Worlds Hands" also and "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" video; CD 2 had "The Aftermath" live and "Man on the Edge" video; the maxi-single had both live B-sides but only "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" video.

Track listing

7-inch picture disc

  1. "The Angel and the Gambler" (edited version) (Steve Harris) - 6:05
  2. "Blood on the World's Hands (live - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden 1 November 1995)" (Harris) - 6:07

CD part 1

  1. "The Angel and the Gambler" (full album version) (Harris) – 9:56
  2. "Blood on the World's Hands" (live - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden 1 November 1995) (Harris) - 6:05
  3. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (live video) (Harris)

CD part 2

  1. "The Angel and the Gambler" (edited version) (Harris) – 6:05
  2. "The Aftermath" (live - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden 1 November 1995) (Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers) – 6:45
  3. "Man on the Edge" (live video) (Bayley, Gers) – 4:12

CD Maxi-Single

  1. "The Angel and the Gambler" (edited version) (Harris) – 6:05
  2. "Blood on the World's Hands" (live - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden 1 November 1995) (Harris) - 6:05
  3. "The Aftermath" (live - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden 1 November 1995) (Harris, Bayley, Gers) – 6:45
  4. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (live video) (Harris)

Personnel

Production credits are adapted from the CD Single cover.[2]

Iron Maiden
Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Angel and the Gambler"
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[3] 35
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]3
Germany (GfK)[5]61
Italy (FIMI)[6] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]52
Spain (AFYVE)[9] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]29
UK Singles (Official Charts)[11]18

References

  1. ↑ "The Angel & the Gambler". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation.
  2. ↑ "The Angel and the Gambler" (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 9 March 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 13. 28 March 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Iron Maiden: The Angel The Gambler" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved June 2, 2022. With "Ricerca per" set on "Titolo", search "The Angel and the Gambler" and then click "Classifiche".
  7. ↑ "Iron Maiden – The Angel & the Gambler" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Iron Maiden – The Angel And The Gambler" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hits of the World - Spain". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 17. 25 April 1998. p. 53. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Iron Maiden – The Angel And The Gambler". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 15/3/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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