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Man of Sorrows (Bruce Dickinson song)

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"Man of Sorrows"
Single by Bruce Dickinson
from the album Accident of Birth
Released3 June 1997
Recorded1997
GenreHeavy metal
Length5:20
LabelCMC International
Songwriter(s)Bruce Dickinson
Producer(s)Roy Z
Bruce Dickinson singles chronology
"Accident of Birth"
(1997)
"Man of Sorrows"
(1997)
"Killing Floor"
(1998)

"Man of Sorrows" is the second single from Bruce Dickinson's fourth solo album, Accident of Birth, released on 3 June 1997.

Writing and recording

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The song was originally written for a film called Chemical Wedding, which existed only as a script at the time (it was eventually filmed and released in May 2008). The original version of the song, included on The Best of Bruce Dickinson, was recorded in 1990, engineered by André Jacquemin (who is better known for his sound-engineer work for Monty Python), and featured Janick Gers on guitar.[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Man of Sorrows" (radio edit – single chorus) – 3:57
  2. "Man of Sorrows" (radio edit – double chorus) – 4:24
  3. "Man of Sorrows" (Spanish version) – 5:18
  4. "Man of Sorrows" (Spanish version – single chorus) – 3:57
  5. "Man of Sorrows" (orchestral version) – 5:20

Personnel

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Legacy

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A Spanish version of the song, "Hombre Triste", is included on the 2005 expanded edition of Accident of Birth. A radio edit and an orchestral version of "Man of Sorrows" are included on the same CD.

References

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  1. ^ The Best of Bruce Dickinson. 2001. Disc. 2. Track 13. The Voice of Crube.