Run to the Hills

Released in February 1982 as a preview of the album, it was the first Iron Maiden single with Dickinson. It is credited to Harris alone. Dickinson said he made a moral contribution but could not be credited because of his contract with Samson. He also said parts of the song are built on the rising sixth interval in a scale, an idea he took from a documentary about why the song My Way was so popular. It is in G major at 178 beats per minute.

The lyrics follow the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers. The song opens from the Native American point of view and then moves to the settlers'. It peaked at number 7 in the UK, the band's first top ten single there. The B-side, Total Eclipse, was chosen in a hurry, and the band later regretted leaving it off the album in favour of Gangland. The cover shows Eddie fighting Satan with a tomahawk.

A live version from Live After Death was issued as a single in 1985, and the original single was reissued in 2002. Rolling Stone placed it tenth in its list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs.