Clue 1: On their most successful album, a band whose name is part of another Maiden song, has released two tracks with names that are synonymous (but not similar) to this Maiden song.
Clue 2: The same year the album in clue one was released, an artist who has had a distinct influence on Maiden released an album. The Maiden song in question was for a period of time known by the same name as the first single off this album, but by the time Maiden released it, its name was changed.
Clue 3: The song encompasses a number of familiar Maiden themes, such as a voyage and estrangement.
Clue 4: The song title also points to a band with which a Maiden member has had a short-lived association. One of the members of this band has had a more lasting influence on Maiden, though.
Not the ones: Ghost of the Navigator, Purgatory, Stranger in a Strange Land, Drifter, Judas Be My Guide