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Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt, making your money from slime and from filth. Parading your bellies in ivory towers, Investing your lives in your schemes and your powers. Be Quick or Be Dead was the first single to be released form Fear of the Dark. The song is about several political scandals taking place at the time of its release, including the Robert Maxwell banking scandal, European stock market crashes, and the BCCI case. It was released a month prior to the album and reached #2 on the UK singles chart. The song is faster and heavier than most Iron Maiden songs, and is the band's first single co-written by Janick Gers. The B-side features the blues number Nodding Donkey Blues. Track listing: 1. Be Quick Or Be Dead 2. Nodding Donkey Blues