Wildest Dreams (Iron Maiden song)

"Wildest Dreams" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 1 September 2003 as the lead single from their 13th studio album, Dance of Death (2003). It was written by guitarist Adrian Smith and bassist Steve Harris, and produced by Kevin Shirley.

Production
The band began performing the song in concert before the album was released. The single also includes an improvisational jam from the Dance of Death sessions. The song was again played on The Final Frontier World Tour.

The music video is an animated short, where the band members drive around a desolate planet and into the mouth of Eddie (as depicted on the CD single cover).

The guitar solo in "Wildest Dreams" is played by Adrian Smith.

It is also unique in the release of a DVD single at the same time as the CD single, the first time this was done by the band.

The single was released as a 7" Green Vinyl Limited Edition with two tracks; A CD maxi-single with three tracks on it; Then for the first time a DVD version of the title track as a single which also had a behind the scenes.

CD single

 * 1) "Wildest Dreams" (Adrian Smith, Steve Harris) – 3:49
 * 2) "Pass the Jam" (Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Harris, Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray, Smith) – 8:20
 * 3) "Blood Brothers" (Orchestral Mix) (Harris) - 7:10

7" Green Vinyl

 * 1) A1 - "Wildest Dreams" (Smith, Harris) – 3:49
 * 2) B2 - "Pass the Jam" (Dickinson, Gers, Harris, McBrain, Murray, Smith) – 8:20

DVD single

 * 1) "Wildest Dreams" (promo video) (Smith, Harris) – 3:49
 * 2) "The Nomad" (rock mix) (Murray, Harris) - 9:01
 * 3) "Blood Brothers" (rock mix) (Harris) - 7:10
 * 4) "Dance of Death – Behind the Scenes" (video) - 2:00

Japanese CD single

 * 1) "Wildest Dreams" (promo video) (Smith, Harris) – 3:49
 * 2) "Pass the Jam" (Dickinson, Gers, Harris, McBrain, Murray, Smith) - 8:20
 * 3) "Blood Brothers" (rock mix) (Harris) - 7:10
 * 4) "Blood Brothers" (orchestral Mix) (Harris) - 7:10

Personnel
Production credits are adapted from the CD, DVD, and picture disc covers.
 * Iron Maiden
 * Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
 * Dave Murray – guitar
 * Janick Gers – guitar
 * Adrian Smith – guitar
 * Steve Harris – bass guitar, co-producer
 * Nicko McBrain – drums
 * Production
 * Kevin Shirley – producer, mixing
 * Howard Greenhalgh – music video director