He left the orphanage in 1954 and got a job engraving tombstones at a funeral home. His paintings were disturbing to others and when asked what inspired the drawings, he said he painted what he saw in his nightmares. He began to show artistic talent and made many paintings which have since been lost it is presumed that Benjamin destroyed them himself. He was never able to settle in with any of the three families that fostered him, and after he turned ten began to experience nightmares. Here he took up a fascination with religion and thought of becoming a clergyman. Both of his parents died in a still-unexplained house fire in 1947, and Benjamin was sent to an orphanage. The "biography" stated that Benjamin Breeg was born on 3 September 1939 (the date that France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies), in London, England. According to the website, the creator was a cousin of Benjamin's searching for him after he ran across an obscure photograph of his long lost cousin in a box of his recently deceased grandmother's belongings. Just before the time of the single's release, a website was created containing a "biography" of Benjamin Breeg. Steve Harris, in an interview featured on the DVD (with special edition CD album), was quoted as saying: "Who is Benjamin Breeg? Ah, now that would be telling". This is a sentence in Romanian, which translates into "Here lies a man about whom not much is known." The identity of the character is being held secret by band members. The single's promotional image shows Eddie (the band's mascot) digging out the grave of Benjamin Breeg, whose tombstone states " Aici zace un om despre care nu se știe prea mult". The guitar solo in "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" is played by Dave Murray. The video displays them performing in the studio along with classic photos and clips of the band over their lengthy career. It had initially been released only for paying fan club members, but it was leaked within minutes and viewed by many fans who posted the link on various Iron Maiden discussion forums. On 17 July 2006, a music video for the song was uploaded on the band's official website. The single was not allowed to have a place in the UK charts because the overall music time on the CD exceeded the time limit for it to be classed as a single.
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The USA issue plays correctly at 33.3 RPM.Ī promotional version of the single was released on 14 August 2006, featuring the full version and a shorter version called "edited version" in the US promo CD and "rock club mix" in the UK promo CD (both versions are identical). This is actually incorrect and the correct playing speed is 45 RPM. įor the EU pressing of the 10" vinyl the sleeve and labels state that it should be played at 33.3 RPM. The single was also released on 10" clear vinyl single, which includes BBC Sessions versions of " The Trooper" and " Run to the Hills" on the B-side. Due to the overall length of the two songs, the single was not eligible for chart inclusion in the UK. The CD single comes with a B-side of " Hallowed Be Thy Name" from the BBC Radio 1 Legends Session. The song was released as a single on 14 August 2006, preceding the release of A Matter of Life and Death by eleven days. " The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the lead single from their fourteenth studio album, A Matter of Life and Death. 2006 single by Iron Maiden "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"įrom the album A Matter of Life and Death