The album's producer Martin Birch remarked, "I simply didn't think was capable of handling lead vocals on some of the quite complicated directions I knew Steve wanted to explore .
In addition, the release saw Steve Harris adopt a different approach to writing, which would cater more for new vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
The Number of the Beast is Iron Maiden's only album to include songwriting credits for Clive Burr, and was the band's first album to feature writing by guitarist Adrian Smith. 6 Versions and performances by other artists.Since the release of The Number of the Beast and its subsequent tour The Beast on the Road, "The Beast" has become an alternate name for Iron Maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including Best of the Beast and Visions of the Beast. The album was also controversial, particularly in the United States, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyrics. The album produced the singles " Run to the Hills" and " The Number of the Beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten UK single. The Number of the Beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the UK Albums Chart and reach the top 40 of the US Billboard 200. The album was their first to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr. It was released on 22 March 1982 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Harvest and Capitol Records. The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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