Remember Tomorrow

Infobox Song
Name = Remember Tomorrow


Artist = Iron Maiden
Album = Iron Maiden
Released = April 14, 1980
Recorded = Kingsway Studios, London
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 5:27
Label = EMI / Capitol Records
Writer = Steve Harris Paul Di'Anno

"Remember Tomorrow" is the second track from Iron Maiden's self titled album. It was written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno.

Steve Harris, in a July 1983 interview with John Stix said, "This song is an old stage favorite. The crowds used to be really into this one. Paul Di'Anno wrote the lyrics to it. I wrote the music. Actually I played the parts I had and he worked it out. There's a lot of feeling in this song. Mind you I think any song should be filled with feeling. But on the slow parts of this one I think there is that extra measure."

According to Paul Di'anno, 'Remember Tomorrow' is about his relationship with his father.Fact|date=February 2008

It has also been said by Paul Di'Anno that the song was a tribute to his grandfather and that "Remember Tomorrow" was a phrase he used.

There have been several live recording of 'Remember Tomorrow', but the most notable recording is on the b-side of the 1982 single 'The Number of the Beast'. This is because it features Bruce Dickinson on vocals and is actually the verson from Maiden Japan with Bruce's vocals dubbed over Paul's.Fact|date=February 2008 It was also one of the very first songs Bruce sang with Iron Maiden during auditioning.Fact|date=February 2008

Several bands have covered 'Remember Tomorrow' including Anthrax and Crowbar. Notably, the Swedish metal band Opeth covered this track for the ' album and the recording later appeared on a re-release of their 1998 album "My Arms, Your Hearse". The all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens recorded a live cover of the song as a hidden track on their . The song was covered in 2008 by Metallica on the tribute CD ' released by "Kerrang!" magazine. Metallica has stated this song had always been an Iron Maiden favorite of theirs. Also, Metallica has often played parts of this song live at their own shows. There have also been fan speculation that "Remember Tomorrow" was used as a blueprint for their song, "Fade to Black" [ [http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/06/maiden_heaven_track_listing_re.html Kerrang! Maiden Heaven Track Listing Revealed!] ]

Credits

*Paul Di'Anno - vocals
*Dave Murray - guitar
*Dennis Stratton - guitar
*Steve Harris - bass guitar
*Clive Burr - drums

References