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2 Minutes to Midnight

1984 single by Iron Maiden
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Summary

2 Minutes to Midnight is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: heavy metal music[3]
  • Follows: The Trooper[4]
  • Followed by: Aces High[5]
  • Producer: Martin Birch[6]
  • Performer: Iron Maiden[7]
  • Record label: EMI Records[8]
  • Part of: Iron Maiden singles discography[9]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1984[10]
  • Tracklist: 2 Minutes To Midnight[11]

Why It Matters

2 Minutes to Midnight has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Iron Maiden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Àncilu · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Follows → The Trooper
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