| The First Years of Piracy | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Running Wild |
| Cover: | Running Wild - 1991 - The First Years of Piracy.jpg |
| Released: | 11 November 1991 |
| Recorded: | July–August 1991 |
| Studio: | Studio W. Machtsum |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, power metal |
| Length: | 42:34 |
| Label: | Noise |
| Producer: | Rock'n Rolf |
| Prev Title: | Blazon Stone |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Pile of Skulls |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
The First Years of Piracy is an album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It is their last album with both bassist Jens Becker and drummer AC. It contains re-recorded versions of songs from the first three albums.
A promo video was made for this version of "Branded and Exiled".