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‘Wasting Love’ was the third single to be released from ‘Fear Of The Dark’. The single was released in 1992 and today it counts as one of the rarest of the normal cd singles. ‘Wasting Love’ can be seen as Iron Maidens first and currently only power ballad released as a single. The track was written by singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Janick Gers. The lyrics deal with the subject of loneliness brought on by sex outside the context of love. The rarity of the single is due to the fact that it was only officially released in Holland/The Netherlands (although different one-track promotional CDs exist, one for U.S. radio stations and another for Spain, which had the only vinyl version of the single). The single cover is the third Iron Maiden single not to feature the band's iconic mascot Eddie on the front cover (the previous examples being ‘Running Free (live)’ and ‘From Here to Eternity’). The cover photo alludes to the music video, which portrays a man tattooing the names of women all over his body. The B-side features three live tracks recorded at London's Wembley Arena on the ‘No Prayer On The Road’ tour to support the No Prayer for the Dying album in 1990. These recordings of ‘The Assassin’ and ‘Holy Smoke’ are the only live versions on any Iron Maiden release, which make this single even rarer. Track listing: 1. Wasting Love 2. Tailgunner-live at the Wembley Arena, London 17th of December 1990 3. Holy Smoke-live at the Wembley Arena, London 17th of December 1990 4. The Assassin-live at the Wembley Arena, London 17th of December 1990