---
title: "The Very Best by Iron Maiden"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/273e984a-e624-3698-bc22-7c0ad840e5df"
artist: "Iron Maiden"
---

# The Very Best

**The Very Best** is a compilation by Iron Maiden.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Very Best |
| Artist | Iron Maiden |
| Type | Compilation |
| Tracks | 16 |
| Place in discography | 237 of 238 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Man on the Edge | 4:13 |
| 2 | Running Free (live) | 3:52 |
| 3 | The Number of the Beast | 4:52 |
| 4 | Fear of the Dark | 7:19 |
| 5 | The Trooper | 4:14 |
| 6 | Wasted Years | 5:08 |
| 7 | Purgatory | 3:22 |
| 8 | Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter | 4:45 |
| 9 | Can I Play With Madness | 3:33 |
| 10 | Wasting Love | 5:53 |
| 11 | Killers | 5:03 |
| 12 | The Evil That Men Do | 4:37 |
| 13 | Be Quick or Be Dead | 3:26 |
| 14 | Run to the Hills | 3:52 |
| 15 | 2 Minutes to Midnight (live) | 5:39 |
| 16 | Iron Maiden (live) | 5:24 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The Soundhouse Tapes and Other Rarities](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9cd7c05-c7e7-36dd-ba1b-ae3484306cf6)
- Next release: [Virtual XI World Tour: Stockholm, Sweden 1998-09-25](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2d90e69-6e1d-4a34-b4a7-e4764411f315)

## Artist

- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden)

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