The 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)
Released	20 June 1983 15 August 2005
Recorded	1983 24 November 2003
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:11
Label	EMI
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 1983 song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is the second single from their fourth studio album Piece of Mind. It went to number 12 in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2005 the live version of the song went to number 1 in Spain. It was taken from their live album Death on the Road.

Track listings

7" & 12" Single

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Trooper"	Steve Harris	4:10

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)	Ian Anderson	3:52

2005 Enhanced CD

Compact Disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Trooper" (Live at the Westfalenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)	Harris	4:13
2.	"The Trooper"	Harris	4:12
3.	"Prowler" (Live at Egilshöllin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)	Harris	4:24
4.	"The Trooper" (Video - Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)	Harris	4:12
5.	"The Trooper" (Video - Music video)	Harris	4:10

2005 7" Blue Vinyl

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Trooper" (Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)	Harris	4:13

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Another Life" (Live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)	Harris	3:43

2005 12" Picture Disc

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Trooper" (Live at the Westfallenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany, 24 November 2003)	Harris	4:13

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Trooper"	Harris	4:12
2.	"Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live at Egilshollin, Reykjavík, Iceland, 7 June 2005)	Harris	3:33