Which heavy metal band from the UK had the hit song 'Run to the Hills'?

The UK heavy metal band behind the hit song “Run to the Hills” is Iron Maiden. The song was released as the band’s sixth single on February 8, 1982, and appeared on their third studio album, The Number of the Beast.

“Run to the Hills” was Iron Maiden’s first single featuring vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who had recently joined the band from Samson. Bassist and principal songwriter Steve Harris received sole writing credit, although Dickinson contributed to the song before contractual obligations prevented him from being credited.

The song tells a violent historical story involving the displacement and conflict surrounding Indigenous peoples and European settlers in North America. Its dramatic subject matter, galloping rhythm, and prominent guitar melodies helped make it one of Iron Maiden’s best-known songs. Listeners sometimes confuse the band with Judas Priest or Black Sabbath because all three are British metal pioneers, but “Run to the Hills” is specifically an Iron Maiden song from the early Dickinson era.