Editing The Number of the Beast (album) (section)

==Versions and performances by other artists==
On 24 October 2002, progressive metal outfit [[Dream Theater]] played the original album in its entirety at [[La Mutualité]] in Paris, France. The performance was recorded and has been released through the band's YtseJam Records label.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-new-official-bootlegs-available-for-pre-order/ |title=Dream Theater: New 'Official Bootlegs' Available For Pre-Order |date=5 February 2005 |access-date=13 October 2011 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216124635/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-new-official-bootlegs-available-for-pre-order/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

"Children of the Damned" was covered by Swedish band [[Therion (band)|Therion]] on their 1997 album [[A'arab Zaraq – Lucid Dreaming]]. "Run to the Hills" was [[cover version|covered]] on the tribute album ''[[Numbers From The Beast]]'', featuring vocalist [[Robin McAuley]], guitarists [[Michael Schenker]] and Pete Fletcher, bassist [[Tony Franklin (musician)|Tony Franklin]] and drummer [[Brian Tichy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-numbers-from-the-beast-all-star-tribute-album-due-in-october/ |title=Iron Maiden: ''Numbers From The Beast'' All-Star Tribute Album Due In October |date=27 September 2005 |access-date=13 October 2011 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102205738/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-numbers-from-the-beast-all-star-tribute-album-due-in-october |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/162058 |title=Michael Schenker Covers Iron Maiden, Rush, Black Sabbath on New Album |date=16 May 2011 |access-date=13 October 2011 |work=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] |archive-date=28 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328102023/http://www.bravewords.com/news/162058 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Music in tribute of Iron Maiden#A Tribute to the Beast, Vol. 2|A Tribute to the Beast, Vol. 2]]'' features covers of "Children of the Damned", by [[Sebastian Bach]] of [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] fame, and "Hallowed Be Thy Name", by [[Iced Earth]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11926 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629154356/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11926 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2012 |title=Destruction, Sentenced, Primal Fear to Contribute Tracks to Iron Maiden Tribute CD |date=12 May 2003 |access-date=13 October 2011 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] }}</ref> who have also covered "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and "The Number of the Beast" on their own album, ''[[Tribute to the Gods]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icedearth.com/discography/tribute-to-the-gods |title=''A Tribute to the Gods'' |access-date=13 October 2011 |publisher=[[Iced Earth]] |archive-date=7 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107003448/http://www.icedearth.com/discography/tribute-to-the-gods |url-status=live }}</ref> "Hallowed Be Thy Name" has also been covered by [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] on ''[[Maiden Heaven: A Tribute To Iron Maiden]]'', which was released by ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine in 2008,<ref name="kerrang.com">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2008/07/the_making_of_maiden_heaven.html |title=The making of ''Maiden Heaven'' |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=13 January 2011 |date=16 July 2008 |last=Lane |first=Daniel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501010936/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2008/07/the_making_of_maiden_heaven.html |archive-date=1 May 2013 }}</ref> and by [[Cradle of Filth]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-to-issue-very-best-of-double-cd/ |title=Cradle of Filth To Issue "Very Best Of" Double CD |access-date=26 January 2012 |date=7 April 2002 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116140501/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-to-issue-very-best-of-double-cd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the title track has also been covered by [[Billy Corgan]]'s band [[Djali Zwan]] on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Spun]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283003/soundtrack |title=''Spun'' Soundtrack |access-date=13 October 2011 |website=[[Internet Movie Database]] |archive-date=15 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115155816/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283003/soundtrack |url-status=live }}</ref> Acoustic reinterpretations of "Children of the Damned" and "22 Acacia Avenue" were included on the album ''Across The Seventh Sea'' (2012) by the tribute project [[Maiden uniteD]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/apocalyptica-s-perttu-kivilaakso-to-guest-on-maiden-united-album/ |title=Apocalyptica's Perttu Kivilaakso To Guest on Maiden United Album |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=17 January 2013 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921091434/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/apocalyptica-s-perttu-kivilaakso-to-guest-on-maiden-united-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref>