| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aces High" | Steve Harris | 4:31 |
| 2. | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | 6:04 | |
| 3. | "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" (instrumental) | Harris | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Flash of the Blade" | Dickinson | 4:05 |
| 5. | "The Duellists" | Harris | 6:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Back in the Village" |
| 5:02 |
| 7. | "Powerslave" | Dickinson | 7:12 |
| 8. | "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" | Harris | 13:45 |
| Total length: | 51:12 | ||
The release contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the lyrics of which include some lines from the poem. At 13 minutes and 45 seconds in length, this was Iron Maiden's longest song for over 30 years until it was surpassed by the 18-minute "Empire of the Clouds" from the 2015 album The Book of Souls.
Steve Harris recalled how, under time pressure, the song "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was written in a relatively short space of time. Influenced by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem of the same name (drawing heavily from his 1815–16 gloss), the song directly quotes two passages from the poem, the former including the famous lines: "Water, water everywhere – nor any drop to drink
