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About Wasted Years : First single written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who also sings backing vocals . It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Charts . It is the only song on the album that features no synthesizers . The song deals with subject of homesickness and alienation, as well as the negative aspects of previous tour and personal problems that Smith and other band members were going through in that period . The original working title was "Golden Years", as can can be heard on numerous bootlegs . The cover depicts the band mascot Eddie's point of view as he flies a time machine . Only a part of Eddie's face is seen as a reflection in a screen . As with the cover, the single cover also features the TARDIS from the BBC series Doctor Who . It was released in 1986. It was released as part of album Somewhere in Time. The genre is heavy metal. The track was release in 1986. Wasted Years has a significant contribution from artist(s) Adrian Smith. It is related to the album(s) - Somewhere in Time.
About Adrian Smith - Adrian Frederick "H" Smith is a guitarist and pianist . Smith writes songs and performs live backing vocals on some tracks . Iron Maiden Smith joined Iron Maiden in November 1980, replacing Dennis Stratton . After leaving school at 16, he formed Urchin, which he led until their demise in 1980 . Smith purchased his first record, Deep Purple's Machine Head, at the age of 15 . He formed Stone Free with Dave Murray and Dave McCloughlin, who played bongos . Adrian Smith's music is influenced by genre(s) - heavy metal progressive rock hard rock.
About Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) : Iron Maiden's sixth studio album was released on 29 September 1986 . It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers . In the United States, Iron Maiden was released by EMI Records and Capitol Records . Since its release, Somewhere in Time has sold over one million copies in the US . Somewhere on Tour was the album's supporting tour . The World Slavery Tour of 1984–85 was physically draining for the group . The resulting exhaustion is credited as the main factor in the lack of songwriting contributions from lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson . Its music is influenced by genres - heavy metal.