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((Infobox song
| name       = The Evil That Men Do
| cover      = Theevilthatmendo-ironmaiden.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Iron Maiden]]
| album      = [[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]
| B-side     = ((flatlist|
*"Prowler '88"
*"Charlotte the Harlot '88"))
| released   = 1 August 1988 (UK) <br /> 13 August 1988 (US)
| recorded   = 1988
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| length     = 4:33
| label      = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| writer     = ((flatlist|
*[[Adrian Smith]]
*[[Bruce Dickinson]]
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]))
| producer   = [[Martin Birch]]
| prev_title = [[Can I Play with Madness]]
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [[The Clairvoyant (song)|The Clairvoyant]] (Live in 1988)
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = ((External music video|((YouTube|M6JpxDebokM|"The Evil That Men Do"))))
))
__NOTOC__
"'''The Evil That Men Do'''" is a song by the English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]]. It is the band's seventeenth single and the second from their seventh studio album, ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'' (1988). The single debuted at number six in the UK charts and quickly rose to number five. The single's B-sides are re-recordings of "Prowler" and "Charlotte the Harlot" which appear as tracks number one and seven/eight respectively on the band's debut album ''[[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]]''.

The title of the song is taken from [[Marcus Antonius]]'s speech while addressing the crowd of [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] after [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]]'s murder (Act 3, scene 2, "The Forum") in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'': "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones." [[Bruce Dickinson]] may sometimes repeat this before playing the song, but with the order of the clauses reversed (as he did in ''[[Rock in Rio (album)|Rock in Rio]]''). The poetic lyrics of the song are not related.

The guitar solo in "The Evil That Men Do" is played by [[Adrian Smith]] while the guitar solo in "Prowler '88" is played by Dave Murray. In "Charlotte the Harlot '88", the first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by [[Adrian Smith]].

The music video was filmed at [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]] in Inglewood, CA, during the ''[[Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour]]'' in 1988.

==Track listing==
;7" Single
((tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1   = The Evil That Men Do
| writer1  = [[Adrian Smith]], [[Bruce Dickinson]], [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]
| length1  = 4:33
))
((tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title2   = Prowler '88
| writer2  = Harris 
| length2  = 4:06
))

;12" Single
((tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1   = The Evil That Men Do
| writer1  = Smith, Dickinson, Harris
| length1  = 4:33
))
((tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title2   = Prowler '88
| writer2  = Harris 
| length2  = 4:06
| title3   = Charlotte the Harlot '88
| writer3  = [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]]
| length3  = 4:11
))

==Covers==
* An all-star cover of the song can be found on the tribute album ''[[Numbers from the Beast]]'' which features [[Fozzy]] frontman and [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] wrestler [[Chris Jericho]] on vocals, [[Paul Gilbert]] and [[Bob Kulick]] on guitar, [[Mike Inez]] on bass, and [[Brent Fitz]] on drums. It follows the basic layout of the song, but varies in terms of guitar solos and vocal harmonics.
* [[Symphonic metal]] band [[After Forever]] covered the song on their ''[[Exordium (EP)|Exordium]]'' EP.
* A cover by the Finnish heavy metal band, Conquest, featuring [[Marko Hietala]] from [[Nightwish]] fame on co-vocals can be found on the tribute album ''[[Slave to the Power: The Iron Maiden Tribute]]''
* The all-female tribute band [[The Iron Maidens]] covered the song on their 2008 EP ''[[The Root of All Evil (EP)|The Root of All Evil]]''.
* Swedish black metal band [[Naglfar (band)|Naglfar]] covered the song on the [[Regain Records]] reissue of their album ''[[Vittra (album)|Vittra]]''.
* Finnish progressive metal band [[Warmen]] have a song on their debut album "[[Unknown Soldier (Warmen album)|Unknown Soldier]]" called "The Evil That Warmen Do", assumingly taken from the Iron Maiden song of a similar name.
* [[Hellsongs]] also covered this song on their "Pieces of Heaven, a Glimpse of Hell" album.
* Iron Maiden acoustic tributeband [[Maiden uniteD]] made an acoustic cover in 2012 on their album "Across the Seventh Sea" featuring [[Apocalyptica]] cellist [[Perttu Kivilaakso]].
* Band [[:ru:Крылья (группа)|Крылья]] (Wings) from Ukraine covered that song with translated title and lyrics on their EP "Крылья". They version was named "То зло, что мы творим".
* A cover by German power metal band [[Powerwolf]] is available in the Deluxe Edition of their 2015 album ''[[Blessed & Possessed]]''.<ref>((cite web |url=http://shop.napalmrecords.com/powerwolf-blessed-and-possessed-wooden-box.html |title=POWERWOLF - Blessed & Possessed/Wooden Box |website=shop.napalmrecords.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425204455/http://shop.napalmrecords.com/powerwolf-blessed-and-possessed-wooden-box.html |archive-date=2015-04-25)) </ref>
* English horror punk band [[Creeper (band)|Creeper]] recorded a piano-centric cover of the song as part of an all-star Iron Maiden tribute album, Maiden Heaven Volume 2, for [[Kerrang!]] magazine released in June 2016.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/kerrangmagazine/photos/a.175247665866307.44061.119148851476189/1094353230622408/?type=3|title=Kerrang!|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-06-13))</ref>

==Versions==
{| class="wikitable" 
!Songs
!Country & Year
!Catalog Number
!Format
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|Germany 1988
|EMI 006 20 2751 7
|Single 7"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|Japan Promo 1988
|EMI PRP-1315
|Single 7"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|UK 1988
|EMI EM 64
|Black Labels Single 7"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|UK 1988
|EMI EM 64
|Silver Labels Single 7"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|UK 1988
|EMI EMG 64
|Gatefold Sleeve Single 7"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|EEC 1988
|EMI K60 20 2773 6
|Maxi Single 12"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|Greece 1988
|EMI 052 2027736
|Maxi Single 12"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|Italy 1988
|EMI 14 2027736
|Maxi Single 12"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|Portugal 1988
|EMI 2027736
|Maxi Single 12"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|UK 1988
|EMI 12 EM 64
|Maxi Single 12"
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88
|UK 1988
|EMI EMP 64
|Shaped Picture Disc
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|Japan 1988
|EMI CDE12-5740
|CD Single
|-
|The Evil that Men Do / Prowler '88 / Charlotte the Harlot '88
|UK 1988
|EMI CDEM 64
|CD Single
|}

==Personnel==
Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch vinyl,<ref>((cite AV media notes |title=''"The Evil That Men Do" 7 Inch Single''|others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=1 August 1988 |publisher=[[EMI]] ))</ref> 12 inch vinyl,<ref>((cite AV media notes |title=''"The Evil That Men Do" 12 Inch Single''|others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=1 August 1988 |publisher=[[EMI]] ))</ref> and picture disc covers.<ref>((cite AV media notes |title=''"The Evil That Men Do" Picture Disc Single''|others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=1 August 1988 |publisher=[[EMI]] ))</ref>
;Iron Maiden
*[[Bruce Dickinson]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
*[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – [[guitar]]
*[[Adrian Smith]] – lead guitar
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – [[bass guitar]], synthesizer
*[[Nicko McBrain]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
;Production
*[[Martin Birch]]&nbsp;– [[record producer|producer]], [[audio engineering|engineer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*[[Derek Riggs]]&nbsp;– [[cover art|cover illustration]]
*[[Ross Halfin]]&nbsp;– [[photography]]

==Chart performance==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Single
! Chart (1988)
! Peak<br />position
! Album
|-
|rowspan="4"| "The Evil That Men Do"
| [[MegaCharts|Dutch Singles Chart]]
|align="center"| 23<ref>((cite web | url = http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=The+Evil+That+Men+Do&cat=s | title = Iron Maiden - 'The Evil That Men Do' | access-date = 1 October 2011 | publisher = [[MegaCharts]]))</ref>
|rowspan="4"| ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]''
|-
| [[Irish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"| 4<ref name="ireland1">((cite web | url = http://www.irishcharts.ie | title = Irish Charts Archive | access-date = 1 October 2011 | publisher = irishcharts.ie | work = [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]))</ref>
|-
| [[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"| 7<ref>((cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=The+Evil+That+Men+Do&cat=s | title = Iron Maiden - 'The Evil That Men Do' | access-date = 1 October 2011 | publisher = Norwegiancharts.com | work = [[VG-lista]]))</ref>
|-
| [[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"| 5<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19880814/7501/ | title = Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive 20 August 1988 | access-date = 1 October 2011|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]))</ref>
|-
! Single
! Chart (1990)
! Peak<br />position
! Album
|-
| "[[Can I Play with Madness]] / The Evil That Men Do"
| rowspan="1"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref group="note">Re-release of both singles as part of ''[[The First Ten Years (boxed set)|The First Ten Years]]'' box set. Exceeded the length limit of the UK Singles chart.</ref>
|align="center"| 10<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19900415/7502/ | title = Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive 21 April 1990 | access-date = 1 October 2011|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]))</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|  —
|}

===Notes===
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==References==
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