Guess The Iron Maiden Song!

Clue #2: If different eras of the band were to be symbolized by specific songs, the one we are looking for could be seen as the Blaze era, specifically with the knowledge that the reunion is soon to come. The song in this thought exercise symbolizes a specific concept.

Previous Clues:

Clue #1: Weightless, ideas, points and numbers.

Incorrect Guesses: The Prisoner, Alejandro Grande, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, Starblind
 
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Clue #3: A particularly iconic piece of artwork is directly tied to the song we are looking for.

Previous Clues:

Clue #1: Weightless, ideas, points and numbers.

Clue #2: If different eras of the band were to be symbolized by specific songs, the one we are looking for could be seen as the Blaze era, specifically with the knowledge that the reunion is soon to come. The song in this thought exercise symbolizes a specific concept.

Incorrect Guesses: The Prisoner, Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Como Estais Amigos, Dream Of Mirrors, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, Starblind
 
The Angel And The Gambler ?

Weightless refers, IMHO, to the Angel, that is a light creature. Ideas are linked to the fact that the character from the song is questioning about his saviour status. Points are the score of the game of dice. And numbers could refer to this verse "You've only one life, And so many things to learn".
 
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Clue #4: The song we are looking for was a single and has been played on more than one tour in some way.

Previous Clues:

Clue #1: Weightless, ideas, points and numbers.

Clue #2: If different eras of the band were to be symbolized by specific songs, the one we are looking for could be seen as the Blaze era, specifically with the knowledge that the reunion is soon to come. The song in this thought exercise symbolizes a specific concept.

Clue #3: A particularly iconic piece of artwork is directly tied to the song we are looking for.

Incorrect Guesses: The Prisoner, Alexander der Große, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Justice Of The Peace, The Angel And The Gambler, Como Estais Amigos, Dream Of Mirrors, No More Lies, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, Starblind
 
Jmaster said:
In some way... that's enigmatic.

Purgatory
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And there it is!

The song used to be titled Floating and it is one of the songs that existed since the 70's.

Clue #1: Weightless, ideas, points and numbers.
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Floating can be described as feeling weightless. You can float an idea. In computer science there are floating point numbers.

Clue #2: If different eras of the band were to be symbolized by specific songs, the one we are looking for could be seen as the Blaze era, specifically with the knowledge that the reunion is soon to come. The song in this thought exercise symbolizes a specific concept.
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Purgatory as a religious term has the believer burn away their sins and become purified to receive salvation and enter heaven. Though I love Maiden's 90's era this clue likened the Blaze albums as the purgatory we had to go through to reach the reunion.

Clue #3: A particularly iconic piece of artwork is directly tied to the song we are looking for.
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What we know nowadays as the cover artwork for The Number Of The Beast was originally painted for the single release of Purgatory. It was correctly recognized that it was too good for just a single, they kept it for the next album and had Derek paint a new cover, the half devil half Eddie face we know today.

Clue #4: The song we are looking for was a single and has been played on more than one tour in some way.
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Well, it was a single and it was played as Floating in the 70's and as Purgatory on the Killers tour. The next clue would've been that the song isn't on any official live albums, though there is an excellent bootleg that is basically on par with many of the officially released records (the full Maiden Japan bootleg).

Your turn @Jmaster!
 
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The inspiration for this Maiden song stems from a few discernible sources. However, there seems to be some confusion in the Maiden community on the exact nature of one of these influences.
 
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