| Wildest Dreams | |
| Cover: | MaidenWildest.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Iron Maiden |
| Album: | Dance of Death |
| B-Side: |
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| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | 2003 |
| Studio: | Sarm West (London) |
| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 3:49 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | Kevin Shirley |
| Prev Title: | Run to the Hills (Live in 2001) |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Rainmaker |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
"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.
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[2] at the same time as the CD single,[3] the first time this was done by the band.
The single was released as a 7" Green Vinyl Limited Edition[4] with two tracks; A CD maxi-single with three tracks[5] on it; Then for the first time a DVD version of the title track as a single[6] which also had a behind the scenes.
Production credits are adapted from the CD,[7] DVD,[8] and picture disc covers.[9]