El Dorado
Iron Maiden
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Gotta tell you a story On a cold winter's night You'll be sailin' for glory Before you know what is right So come over here now I got a vision for you It's my personal snake oil It's just something I do I'm the jester with no tears And I'm playing on your fears I'm a trickster smiling underneath this mask of love and death The eternal lie I've told About the pyramids of gold I've got you hooked at every turn your money's left to burn You'll be wanting a contract You'll be waiting a while I'd like to give you my contact But that isn't my style Well you only get one chance And it's too good to miss If I gave a lot to ya Then I wouldn't exist Greed, lust and angry pride It's the same old, same old ride The smoke and mirrors visions that you see are just like me I'm a banker's face With just a letter out of place I know someone just like you knows someone just like me El Dorado come and play El Dorado step this way Take a ticket for the ride El Dorado streets of gold See the ship is oversold You've got one last chance to try So gone is the glory And gone is the gold Well if you need a story I've come, it has to be told Well you can say I'm a devil And I wouldn't say no But out here on the dark side Hey, on with the show So now my tale is told Big and bad and twice as bold This ship of fools is sinking as the cracks begin to grow There is no easy way For an honest man today Which is something you should think of as my lifeboat sails away El Dorado come and play El Dorado step this way Take a ticket for the ride El Dorado streets of gold See the ship is oversold You've got one last chance to try El Dorado come and play El Dorado step this way Take a ticket for the ride El Dorado streets of gold See the ship is oversold You've got one last chance to try
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Written by: Adrian Frederick Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Stephen Percy Harris
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"El Dorado" was released on June 8, 2010. It was one of the earliest tracks to be released from the album "The Final Frontier."
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Free DownloadWhat's really interesting about "El Dorado" is that it was initially released as a free download on the official Iron Maiden website, a major departure from the conventional methods of song release.
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Grammy WinnerEl Dorado won the Grammy award for 'Best Metal Performance' in 2011, marking Iron Maiden's first ever Grammy win. They had previously been nominated in 1994 but didn't win.
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ThemeThe song has a theme of the ruinous pursuit of wealth and prosperity, eluding to the mythical lost city of gold, El Dorado. This reflects Iron Maiden's tendency to incorporate historical and mythical themes in their music.
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Chart RankingDespite being a free download, "El Dorado" did chart in some countries. It reached number 41 on the U.S. Rock Songs chart and number 20 on the U.S. Heatseekers Songs chart.
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Long-track RecordIron Maiden's long songs are one of their trademarks and "El Dorado" was no exception. With a duration of over nine minutes, it was the second-longest song on the album.
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Writing CreditsThe song is credited to the bassist, Steve Harris, along with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith. This trio often collaborates to write Iron Maiden songs.
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Live Performances"El Dorado" was performed live by Iron Maiden during their Final Frontier World Tour and it became a staple part of their performances.
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Music VideoThough Iron Maiden didn't release an official music video for the song, they did publish a thematic lyric video featuring animated space and frontier themes, referencing the album's "Final Frontier" title.
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Metal Evolution"El Dorado" was featured in an episode of the documentary series "Metal Evolution", portraying it as a representative of the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal."
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