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{{Short description|1985 live album by Iron Maiden}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Live After Death
| type       = live
| longtype   = and [[Music video|video]]
| artist     = [[Iron Maiden]]
| cover      = Iron_Maiden_-_Live_After_Death.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|1985|10|14|df=yes}} (audio)<br />23 October 1985 (video)
| recorded   =
* {{start and end dates|1985|03|14|1985|03|17|df=yes}} (sides 1–3)
* 8–12 October 1984 (side 4)
| venue      = {{plainlist|
* [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center#Long Beach Arena|Long Beach Arena]], California (sides 1–3)
* [[Hammersmith Apollo|Hammersmith Odeon]], London (side 4)
}}
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| length     = {{plainlist|
* 98:09 (audio)
* {{Duration|90:00}} (video, approx.)
}}
| label      = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| director   = Jim Yukich
| producer   = [[Martin Birch]]
| chronology = [[Iron Maiden]]
| prev_title = [[Powerslave]]
| prev_year  = 1984
| next_title = [[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]
| next_year  = 1986
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = Iron Maiden
 | type       = video
 | prev_title = [[Behind the Iron Curtain (video)|Behind the Iron Curtain]]
 | prev_year  = 1984
 | title      = Live After Death
 | year       = 1985
 | next_title = [[12 Wasted Years]]
 | next_year  = 1986
}}{{Extra chronology
 | artist     =
 | type       = video
 | prev_title = [[Death on the Road]]
 | prev_year  = 2006
 | title      = Live After Death
 | year       = 2008
 | next_title = [[Iron Maiden: Flight 666#Home media|Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]
 | next_year  = 2009
}}{{Extra album cover
 | type        = video
 | cover       = Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD.jpg
 | border      = yes
 | alt         =
 | caption     = 2008 DVD reissue cover
}}{{Singles
 | name        = Live After Death
 | type        = live
 | single1     = [[Running Free]]
 | single1date = 13 September 1985
 | single2     = [[Run to the Hills]]
 | single2date = 2 December 1985
}}
}}
'''''Live After Death''''' is a live album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]], originally released in October 1985 on EMI in Europe and its sister label [[Capitol Records]] in the US (it was re-released by [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]/[[Columbia Records]] in the US in 2002 on CD and by [[Universal Music Group]]/[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]] on DVD). It was recorded at [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center#Long Beach Arena|Long Beach Arena]], California and [[Hammersmith Apollo|Hammersmith Odeon]], London during the band's [[World Slavery Tour]].

The video version of the concert only contains footage from the Long Beach shows. It was initially released through Sony as a "Video LP" on VHS hi-fi stereo and Beta hi-fi stereo with 14 songs and no special features and was reissued on DVD on 4 February 2008, which coincided with the start of the band's [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-tour-plans/ | title = Iron Maiden Tour Plans | date = 7 September 2007 | last = Lane | first = Daniel | access-date = 29 November 2012 | work = [[Metal Hammer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602192105/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-tour-plans/|archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> In addition to the complete concert, the DVD features Part 2 of ''The History of Iron Maiden'' documentary series, which began with 2004's ''[[The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days|The Early Days]]'' and continued with 2013's ''[[Maiden England|Maiden England '88]]'', documenting the recording of the ''[[Powerslave]]'' album and the following World Slavery Tour.

==Background==
Iron Maiden's [[World Slavery Tour]] began in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984<ref name=Bushell128>{{cite book | last1 = Bushell | first1 = Garry | author-link1 = Garry Bushell | last2 = Halfin | first2 = Ross | author-link2 = Ross Halfin | title = Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden | edition = 2nd | publisher = Zomba Books | year = 1985 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/n129 128] | isbn = 0-946391-84-X | url = https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush | url-access = registration }}</ref> and lasted 331 days,<ref name="Wall 253">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=253}}</ref> during which 187 concerts were performed<ref name="ME 88">{{cite video|date= 25 March 2013|title=[[Maiden England|Maiden England '88]] | chapter = The History of Iron Maiden part 3|medium=DVD|publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> To tie in with their 1984 album, ''[[Powerslave]]'',<ref name=Bushell129>{{cite book | last1 = Bushell | first1 = Garry | author-link1 = Garry Bushell | last2 = Halfin | first2 = Ross | author-link2 = Ross Halfin | title = Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden | edition = 2nd | publisher = Zomba Books | year = 1985 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/n130 129] | isbn = 0-946391-84-X | url = https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush | url-access = registration }}</ref> the tour's stage show adhered to an ancient Egyptian theme, which was decorated with [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] and [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]], and mummified representations of the band's mascot, [[Eddie (mascot)|Eddie]], in addition to numerous pyrotechnic effects.<ref name= "Wall 254">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=254}}</ref> The theatricality of the stage show meant that it would become one of the band's most acclaimed tours, making it the perfect backdrop to their first live double album and concert video.<ref name= "Wall 255">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=255}}</ref>

For the ''Live After Death'' video, the band hired director Jim Yukich to film two shows of their four-night run at [[Long Beach Arena]], California from 14 to 17 March 1985.<ref name= "Wall 255"/><ref name= "Wall 256">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=256}}</ref>

:{{blockquote|"The whole thing should have been from [[Hammersmith Apollo|''[London's]'' Hammersmith ''[Odeon]'']]. The performances there were better than the ones in Los Angeles. But the lighting engineer, Dave Lights, was at war with the video guys and consequently the whole thing was too dark. So we had great audio footage, but a lot of the concert footage was unusable." – [[Bruce Dickinson]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Live albums|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock supplement: The Live Albums That Changed The World]]|date=December 2011|page=23}}</ref>}}

The double LP was also recorded at Long Beach, although side four contains tracks recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London on 8, 9, 10 and 12 October 1984.<ref name=Bushell130>{{cite book | last1 = Bushell | first1 = Garry | author-link1 = Garry Bushell | last2 = Halfin | first2 = Ross | author-link2 = Ross Halfin | title = Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden | edition = 2nd | publisher = Zomba Books | year = 1985 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush/page/n131 130] | isbn = 0-946391-84-X | url = https://archive.org/details/ironmaidenrunnin00bush | url-access = registration }}</ref> Bassist [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] has stated that, even if they had had the time, they would not have added any studio [[overdubbing]] to the soundtrack: "We were really anti all that, anyway. We were very much, like, 'This has got to be totally live,' you know?"<ref name= "Wall 257"/>

The album has received consistent critical praise, with reviewers hailing it as one of the genre's best live albums.<ref name= "Allmusic"/><ref name="sputnik"/> For the band, the release was advantageous as it meant they could delay the recording of their next studio album, 1986's ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]''. Time off was beneficial for the band, who desperately needed to recuperate following the World Slavery Tour's heavy schedule.<ref name= "Wall 256"/>

===Recorded dates===
According to Harris, while the video used footage from two nights at Long Beach, the audio version is only made up of one performance, although no exact dates are specified.<ref name= "Wall 257">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=257}}</ref> However, during "[[Running Free]]" on the audio version, vocalist [[Bruce Dickinson]] refers to it being the fourth concert at the venue, which should mean that the audio version was recorded on Sunday, 17 March. On the video version, after "[[2 Minutes to Midnight]]", Dickinson refers to it being "night number two" (Friday, 15 March), while on the documentary ''[[12 Wasted Years]]'', "[[The Trooper]]" and "[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]" are said to have been recorded on Saturday, 16 March.

== Cover art ==
The cover art, by [[Derek Riggs]], pictures the band's [[mascot]], [[Eddie (mascot)|Eddie]], rising from a grave. Engraved on his [[Headstone|tombstone]] is a misquote from fantasy and [[horror fiction]] author [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s ''[[The Nameless City]]'':<ref name="Popoff 74">{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link = Martin Popoff | title = Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs | edition = 1 | publisher = Aardvark Publishing | year = 2006 | page = 74 | isbn = 1-4276-0538-6}}</ref>
{{blockquote|
''"That is not dead which can eternal lie''<br />
''Yet{{sic}} with strange aeons even death may die."''
}}

The original Lovecraft text has an "and" instead of a "yet".

Also engraved on the headstone is what appears to be Eddie's full name, "Edward T H--", the remainder of which (his supposed surname, "Head") is obscured by a clump of sod.

The depiction of Eddie follows continuity from previous artworks. His long hair is restored and he sports the metal screw cartouche from his ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' [[lobotomy]], which is being struck by lightning.<ref name="Popoff 74"/> He is also bound by metal cuffs connected by an electrical surge, as seen in the ''[[Powerslave]]'' tour promotional artwork.<ref name="Popoff 73">{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link = Martin Popoff | title = Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs | edition = 1 | publisher = Aardvark Publishing | year = 2006 | page = 73 | isbn = 1-4276-0538-6}}</ref>

The back cover depicts the rest of the graveyard and a city being destroyed by lightning, which Riggs states was inspired by [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin's]] painting, ''The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah''.<ref name="Popoff 74"/> [[Personifications of death|Death]] appears in the clouds above the destroyed city; the character is a regular feature of Riggs' covers (such as "[[Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song)|Twilight Zone]]", "[[The Trooper]]", ''Powerslave'' and ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'').<ref name="Popoff 90">{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link = Martin Popoff | title = Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs | edition = 1 | publisher = Aardvark Publishing | year = 2006 | page = 90 | isbn = 1-4276-0538-6}}</ref>

Near Eddie's grave is a black cat with a halo, which also features in the ''Somewhere in Time'' and "Twilight Zone" artworks. This, said Riggs, was "not about anything really" and was added "to get people's attention".<ref name="Popoff 74"/> To the cat's left is a tombstone engraved with "Here lies Derek Riggs".<ref name="Popoff 74"/> Riggs also included gravestones that state "Live With Pride", added at the band's request to show opposition to lip-synched performances, "Here Lies [[Faust (opera)|Faust]] In Body Only", the German legend who sold his soul to the Devil (hence "in body only"), and a stone that simply reads "Thank You", representing the [[Grateful Dead]].<ref name="Popoff 74"/>

The sleeve was hung in the studio where [[Florence and the Machine]] recorded their debut album ''[[Lungs (album)|Lungs]]''. "Some of the songs on my album are like gothic horror shows," said singer [[Florence Welch]]. "So, yeah, Iron Maiden massively influenced the album, quote-unquote!"<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Artists of the century|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=January 2010|issue=282|page=62}}</ref>

The poster is shown on the episode of The Walking Dead, season 10 episode 22 "Here's Negan". It can be seen above Lucille and Negan's bed.

== Intro ==
The intro before "Aces High" is a part of the [[We shall fight on the beaches]] speech made by [[Winston Churchill]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] on 4 June 1940.<ref name="Kerrang Legends">{{cite journal | title = Rising Power | journal = Kerrang! Legends | year = 2002 | first = Paul | last = Brannigan | issue = 2 | pages = 88–89}}</ref> (Churchill re-recorded the speech – the original speech in the House of Commons was not recorded.):

{{blockquote|
''"... We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender ..."''
}}

It was later used for their [[The Ed Hunter Tour|Ed Hunter Tour]],<ref name="Wall338">{{cite book | author=Wall, Mick | author-link = Mick Wall | title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography | edition = 3rd | publisher=Sanctuary Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=1-86074-542-3 |page=338}}</ref> [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]],<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3555942/Team-colours-out-in-force-for-an-Iron-Maiden-home-victory.html | title = Team colours out in force for an Iron Maiden home victory | access-date = 9 October 2011 | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Tim | last=Burrows | date=7 July 2008}}</ref> [[Maiden England World Tour]],<ref name="revolver">{{cite web | url = http://www.revolvermag.com/news/live-review-iron-maiden-and-alice-cooper-live-in-newark-new-jersey.html | title = Live Review: Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper, Live in Newark, New Jersey | access-date = 10 July 2012 | last = Grow | first = Kory | date = 5 July 1012 | work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120709051131/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/live-review-iron-maiden-and-alice-cooper-live-in-newark-new-jersey.html | archive-date = 9 July 2012 }}</ref> and the [[Legacy of the Beast World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/iron-maiden-3bd6803c.html?tour=43d09bc3|title=Iron Maiden Average Setlists of tour: Legacy of the Beast &#124; setlist.fm|website=setlist.fm}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[About.com]] (DVD)
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/dvdreviews/fr/maidenliveafter.htm|title=Iron Maiden – ''Live After Death'' DVD Review|publisher=[[About.com]]|first=Chad|last=Bowar|access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name= "Allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9915|first=Greg|last=Prato|access-date=26 June 2011|title=Iron Maiden – ''Live After Death''}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[AllMusic]] (VHS)
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusicvhs >{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-after-death-vhs-r86392/review | title = Iron Maiden ''Live After Death'' (VHS) review | access-date = 27 August 2011 | last = Adams | first = Bret  | publisher = [[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
| rev4 =''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev4Score = 8/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev5Score = 5/5<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Wall | first1 = Mick | author-link=Mick Wall | title = [[Kerrang!]] | chapter = Total Death! | volume = 104 | publisher = Morgan Grampian | date = 3 October 1985 | location = London, UK | pages = 13}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Kerrang!]]'' (DVD)
| rev6Score = 5/5<ref name="Kerrang DVD"/>
| rev7 = [[PopMatters]] (DVD)
| rev7Score = 9/10<ref name="popmattersdvd">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/iron-maiden-live-after-death-dvd/|title=Iron Maiden: ''Live After Death'' [DVD]|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|first=Adrien|last=Begrand|date=18 February 2008|access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref>
| rev8 = Sputnikmusic
| rev8Score = 5.0/5<ref name="sputnik">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9427/Iron-Maiden-Live-After-Death/|title=Iron Maiden: ''Live After Death'' |website=Sputnikmusic|first=Mike|last=Stagno|date=5 October 2006|access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref>
| rev9 = The Daily Vault
| rev9Score = A<ref name=vault>{{cite web |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=1865 |title=The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Live After Death |first=Christopher |last=Thelen |work=dailyvault.com |year=2019 |access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref>
}}

''Live After Death'' has been highly rated by critics since its release; ''[[Kerrang!]]'' and Sputnikmusic both agree that it is "possibly the greatest live album of all time",<ref name="sputnik"/><ref name="Kerrang DVD">{{cite web | url = http://www.ironmaiden.com/kerrang-review-lad-dvd.html | title = ''Kerrang!'' Review ''Live After Death'' DVD | work = [[Kerrang!]] | access-date = 9 October 2011 | date=February 2008 | page=49 | last = Riddell|first=Alastair}}</ref> while [[AllMusic]] describes it as  "easily one of heavy metal's best live albums".<ref name= "Allmusic" />

Sputnikmusic argues that it is the band's best live album, concluding that "Iron Maiden's 1985 release has everything you could ask for. With, exciting renditions of classic songs, and brilliant performances, ''Live After Death'' is quite a fun listen."<ref name="sputnik"/> [[PopMatters]] describes it as "a searing, 102-minute collection of Maiden at [their] peak&nbsp;... an absolute treasure for fans [which] went on to be universally regarded as an instant classic in the genre".<ref name="popmatters">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/iron-maiden-050714/|title=Iron Maiden's ''Live After Death''|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|first=Adrien|last=Begrand|date=14 July 2006|access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref>

The album's video counterpart received similar critical acclaim, with AllMusic stating that "''Live After Death'' is a visual pleasure as much as a sonic one. The elaborate staging and lighting effects are excellent. The editing is superb as well [with] very few rapid-fire, seizure-inducing camera cuts".<ref name=allmusicvhs /> The bonus features included in the 2008 DVD reissue were also praised by ''PopMatters'', ''Kerrang!'' and ''[[About.com]]''.<ref name="about.com"/><ref name="Kerrang DVD"/><ref name="popmattersdvd"/>

The album has also been described by [[Classic Rock (magazine)|''Classic Rock'']] as "the last great live album of the vinyl era."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Vinyl|last=Evans|first=Mike|publisher=Sterling|year=2015|isbn=978-1-4549-1781-6|pages=193}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], except where noted
| title1 = [[We shall fight on the beaches|Churchill's Speech]]
| note1 = intro
| length1 = 1:09
| writer1 = [[Winston Churchill]]
| title2 = [[Aces High (song)|Aces High]]
| length2 = 4:07
| title3 = [[2 Minutes to Midnight]]
| length3 = 5:52
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Adrian Smith (musician)  |Adrian Smith]]|[[Bruce Dickinson]]}}
| title4 = [[The Trooper]]
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Revelations
| length5 = 5:59
| writer5 = Dickinson
| title6 = [[Flight of Icarus]]
| length6 = 3:21
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith|Dickinson}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 49:24
| title7 = Rime of the Ancient Mariner
| length7 = 13:03
| title8 = Powerslave
| length8 = 7:06
| writer8 = Dickinson
| title9 = [[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]
| length9 = 4:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side three
| title1 = [[Hallowed Be Thy Name (song)|Hallowed Be Thy Name]]
| length1 = 7:17
| title2 = Iron Maiden
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = [[Run to the Hills]]
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = [[Running Free]]
| length4 = 8:16
| writer4 = {{hlist|Harris|[[Paul Di'Anno]]}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side four
| total_length = 48:45
| title5 = Wrathchild
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = 22 Acacia Avenue
| length6 = 6:04
| writer6 = {{hlist|Harris|Smith}}
| title7 = Children of the Damned
| length7 = 4:19
| title8 = Die with Your Boots On
| length8 = 4:51
| writer8 = {{hlist|Smith|Dickinson|Harris}}
| title9 = Phantom of the Opera
| length9 = 7:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1995 reissue bonus disc
| total_length = 13:26
| title1 = Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
| note1 = Hammersmith Odeon
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = [[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]
| note2 = Long Beach Arena
| length2 = 4:40
| writer2 = [[Iron Maiden]]
| title3 = Murders in the Rue Morgue
| note3 = Hammersmith Odeon
| length3 = 4:32
}}

*The first 13 tracks were recorded at [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center#Long Beach Arena|Long Beach Arena]] in Long Beach, California, from 14 to 17 March 1985.<ref name= "Wall 255"/> The last five songs were recorded earlier on the same tour, at the [[Hammersmith Apollo|Hammersmith Odeon]] in London on 8, 9, 10 and 12 October 1984.<ref name=Bushell130/> The ''Live After Death'' video was also recorded at Long Beach Arena, but on different nights than the audio.<ref name="Wall 257" />
*The 1985 CD edition includes only the first 13 tracks due to CD length restrictions, and merges the intro track into the second, for a total of 12 tracks. A few tracks are also shortened, most notably "Running Free", which is missing the entire audience participation middle section, thus reducing its length to only 3:24 from its full 8-minute runtime. A 1995 re-release features this same truncated version of the concert, but comes with an additional CD containing the [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] from the ''Live After Death'' single releases.<ref name="bonus liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death ''Bonus CD'' |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=1995 |publisher=[[EMI]] }}</ref>
*The 1998 and 2020 [[remaster]]ed CD reissues include the full concert in its original length, plus the additional tracks from side four on a second CD.<ref name="98 liner"/><ref name="2020 liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death ''Remastered'' |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |year=2020 |publisher=[[Parlophone]] }}</ref>
*The video releases contain the 13 tracks included with the audio releases and closes with "Sanctuary". The DVD version features a bonus disc that includes ''The History of Iron Maiden – Part 2: Live After Death'', the second part of an ongoing [[The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days|documentary series about the history of the band]], ''[[Behind the Iron Curtain (video)|Behind the Iron Curtain]]'' feature, promo videos and additional footage from various concerts, as well as a gallery of artwork and photos.

==Personnel==
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album,<ref name="85 liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=14 October 1985 |publisher=[[EMI]] }}</ref><ref name="98 liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death ''Remastered'' |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |year=1998 |publisher=[[EMI]] }}</ref> VHS and DVD liner notes.<ref name="VHS liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death ''VHS'' |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=23 October 1985 |publisher=[[Picture Music International|PMI]] }}</ref><ref name="DVD liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Live After Death ''DVD'' |others=[[Iron Maiden]] |date=4 February 2008 |publisher=[[EMI]] }}</ref>

===Iron Maiden===
* [[Bruce Dickinson]] – vocals, guitar on "Revelations"
* [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – guitar
* [[Adrian Smith (musician)  |Adrian Smith]] – guitar, backing vocals
* [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
* [[Nicko McBrain]] – drums

===Production===
*[[Martin Birch|Martin "Live Animal" Birch]]&nbsp;– producer, [[recording engineer|engineer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Mick McKenna&nbsp;– assistant engineer (Hammersmith)
*Charlie McPherson&nbsp;– assistant engineer (Hammersmith)
*Ricky Delena&nbsp;– engineer (Long Beach)
*Nick Basich&nbsp;– second engineer (Long Beach), second mixing engineer
*Wally Traugott&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*[[Derek Riggs]]&nbsp;– [[illustration|sleeve illustration]], sleeve concept
*[[Ross Halfin]]&nbsp;– photography
*Steve Joule&nbsp;– [[album sleeve|sleeve design]]
*[[Rod Smallwood]]&nbsp;– management, sleeve concept
*Andy Taylor&nbsp;– management
*Simon Heyworth&nbsp;– remastering (1998 edition)
* Jim Yukich&nbsp;– [[film director|director]] (video)
* Matthew Amos&nbsp;– director ("The History of Iron Maiden" documentary)
* [[Joe Abercrombie]]&nbsp;– [[film editor|editor]] ("The History of Iron Maiden" documentary)
* Dave Pattenden&nbsp;– [[film producer|producer]] (DVD)

==Charts==
===Album===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1985–1986)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| align="center"| 31
|-
{{Album chart|Canada|24|chartid=0613|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|8|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 8
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!scope="row"| French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Y.php |website =Infodisc.fr |language=fr |access-date=9 June 2012 |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – I |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_I.php |archive-date=22 October 2014 }} ''Select ''Iron Maiden'' from the menu, then press ''OK''.''</ref>
| align="center"| 18
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{{Album chart|Germany|10|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|id=328|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 7
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{{Album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Norway|13|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|UK2|2|date=19851020|refname=UK albums|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Iron Maiden|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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! Chart (2005)
! Peak<br/>position
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{{Album chart|Norway|38|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2008-2009)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Album chart|Germany|20|id=328|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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!scope="row"|Mexican Albums ([[Top 100 Mexico]])<ref name="MEX">{{cite web| url = http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Live+After+Death&cat=a | title = Iron Maiden – ''Live After Death'' | publisher = Mexicancharts.com | work = [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] | access-date = 9 October 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307123847/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Live+After+Death&cat=a | archive-date = 7 March 2012 }}</ref>
| align="center"| 67
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{{Album chart|Norway|36|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Sweden|41|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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! Chart (2013)
! Peak<br/>position
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{{Album chart|Finland|28|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Germany|923|id=328|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|23|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Sweden|28|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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! Chart (2020)
! Peak<br/>position
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{{Album chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{album chart|Hungary|25|year=2020|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Portugal|42|artist=Iron Maiden|album=Live After Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|Scotland|15|date=20200626|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
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{{Album chart|UKRock|3|date=20200626|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}
|}

===1985 VHS===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1985)
! Peak<br/>position
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! scope="row"| United States ([[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Charts]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3005008&cdi=6231354&cid=05%2F24%2F1986 |title=Top Music Video ''Live After Death'' |access-date=25 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220104033/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top%2BMusic%2BVideo&ci=3005008&cdi=6231354&cid=05%2F24%2F1986 |archive-date=20 December 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| align="center"| 2
|}

===2008 DVD===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2008)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref>{{cite journal|date=11 February 2008|title=The ARIA Report: Issue 937|journal=ARIA Report|publisher=[[ARIA charts|ARIA]]|issue=937|page=25|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue937.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080220-0000/issue937.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-19|access-date=25 November 2008}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 15.02.2008|url=http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2008&date=20080215|publisher=Austriancharts.at|work=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
! scope="row"|Belgium (Flanders) ([[Ultratop]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Iron Maiden – ''Live After Death''|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/14582/Iron-Maiden-Live-After-Death-[DVD|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
! scope="row"|Belgium (Wallonia) ([[Ultratop]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Iron Maiden – ''Live After Death''|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/14582/Iron-Maiden-Live-After-Death-[DVD|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=fr}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
! scope="row"|Denmark ( [[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Musik DVD Top-10 Uge 7 – 2008|url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=7&y=2008&list=v10|publisher=[[Tracklisten]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=da|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701045534/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=7&y=2008&list=v10|archive-date=1 July 2013}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikki DVD:t 6/2008|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/dvd/2008/6|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=fi}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref name="LAD"/>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Germany ([[Media Control Charts]])<ref name="LAD"/>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahasz DVD Top 20 lista 2008. 6. hét 2008. 02. 04. – 2008. 02. 10.|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-lista-es-datum-szerint|publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=hu}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
! scope="row"|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref name="LAD"/>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="LAD"/>
|align="center"| 2
|-
! scope="row"|New Zealand ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])<ref name="LAD"/>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Netherlands ([[MegaCharts]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Dutch DVD Music Top 30 16/02/2008|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2008&date=20080209|work=[[MegaCharts]]|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=15 April 2013|language=nl}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
! scope="row"|Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Topp 10 DVD Audio Uke 8 2008|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/dvd-audio/10/dato/2008/uke/8|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616053832/http://lista.vg.no/liste/dvd-audio/10/dato/2008/uke/8|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=no}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref name="LAD">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-live-after-death-european-chart-positions-revealed/|title=Iron Maiden: ''Live After Death'' European Chart Positions Revealed|date=12 February 2008|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]|access-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>
|align="center"| 2
|-
! scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 20 DVD Musical Semana 08: del 18.02.08 al 24.02.08|url=http://www.promusicae.org/files/listassemanales/dvds/historial/TOP%2020%20DVD%2008_08.pdf|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=es}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 31, 31 juli 2008|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/|access-date=15 April 2013|language=sv|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 17.02.2008|url=http://hitparade.ch/weekchart.asp?cat=d&date=20080217&year=2008|publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]]|access-date=15 April 2013|language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|United Kingdom ([[UK Video Charts|UK Music Video Charts]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Luff|first=William|title=Iron Maiden ''Live After Death'' enters the UK charts at number 1|url=http://www.emimusic.com/news/2008/iron-maiden-live-after-death-enters-the-uk-charts-at-number-1/|publisher=[[EMI]]|access-date=15 April 2013|date=14 February 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606000916/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2008/iron-maiden-live-after-death-enters-the-uk-charts-at-number-1/|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|United States ([[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Charts]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3091801&cdi=9676540&cid=02%2F23%2F2008 |title=Top Music Video Live After Death |access-date=25 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220104320/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top%2BMusic%2BVideo&ci=3091801&cdi=9676540&cid=02%2F23%2F2008 |archive-date=20 December 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"| 2
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
;Audio
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Argentina|award=Gold|relyear=1985|certref=<ref name=IRONAR>{{cite web|url=https://justlistentothis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Iron_Maiden_frame_01_copy1.jpeg|title=Iron Maiden gold award for sales of Live After Death in Argentina|language=en|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Austria | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=27 April 2013 | relyear=1985 | relmonth=10 | date=21 September 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Canada | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | number=2 | type=album | access-date=27 April 2013 | relyear=1985 | relmonth=10 | date=12 October 2006}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Germany | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=27 April 2013 | relyear=1985 | relmonth=10 | date=12 October 2006}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1985|region=New Zealand|artist=Iron Maiden|title= Live After Death|certyear=1985|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/195071140534971/photos/bc.AboKFRRwo1WxK0T4ARba7aLcAkisvZ4FJREvh4U1_ebdkFFwyOkgHwmcHgaMCJTumlYoqQeZKeR91bIyneH3V0yrrLdUWs-croHzuNPZEO30wsoDwABlyJWMbLN10WJXNEFSPGiq_KbJ1hynlFSlJIzCH_0d8uam2PfZiz71kuZZjQ/493842167324532/?opaqueCursor=AbovABTpxknG1Shl9iUDu6-HSD3BOnYUL289sOadDKCpYxnlbHDGoDAiomiCxLFuE9tK24mSICpfmUDbz767FbsgK3wjmPyO3g_wp2c7PMfIO5j5wbg_jpjmbq1BlAfGTuIn7rpvbjdbqG8ftJ3JDtArNOFUqlY4BrOUfvupzI97lj0ndxmA3MOrSNj27sI-BMqWKelFYqTZusA1qzlZsEl5WY1kwt_TV5aL_zWSb-LrV5OF0IQMlURS5ovn6L9tT8DApMJF6I1_GPKvN7vNBmzYY2x3iOtBpcriTcCwUhTbuCTlGGqZZtNaNHghKSjdysQc3TcLPadT0LB-LLOWvrzDhpkBqbtjluW-qDosAW5mDm-oRFF3v1yGLZRDOJlZ8uAW8vk4wZBfiYvYYkloMGqS9V_8zDUtxt-rtZ854i0miCGAkWtZT2LNfMzuAVHcKY9saPziiaynJ3OKa67cUQ4YoPFfNH0BWrN18NK5yExC-Y7v6ScjOEcrRv45mvZduLLt0jqbjgk6DFyWN0WCCrmNc1sGj86fLnuxSWWfBUgKS1ELlVCCRHWFxS5v-CMrDK8BELeAr8f12Ga_h2oNw8EvkcKL3NQnB53UDV5k9wJZ4A|date=20 December 2020|title=Nicko's New Zealand EMI Gold Record|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Sweden | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=album | access-date=27 April 2013 | relyear=1985 | relmonth=10 | date=26 November 1996|certyear=1996}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Live After Death|artist=Iron Maiden|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1985|id=3891-1438-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United States | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | type=album | access-date=27 April 2013 | relyear=1985}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

;1985 VHS
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Canada | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | number=2 | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=1985 | relmonth=10 | date=25 February 2008}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United States | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=1985}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

;2008 DVD
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Argentina | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=2008 | certyear=2008}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Australia | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | type=video | access-date=17 December 2021 | relyear=2008 | certyear=2008}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Finland | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | date=2009| salesamount=6,831}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Germany | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=2008 | relmonth=2 | date=2008}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United Kingdom | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Gold | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=2008 | date=6 June 2008|id=3891-1438-5}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United States | title=Live After Death | artist=Iron Maiden | award=Platinum | type=video | access-date=26 April 2013 | relyear=2008}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Iron Maiden live albums]]
[[Category:1985 live albums]]
[[Category:EMI Records live albums]]
[[Category:Live heavy metal albums]]
[[Category:Iron Maiden video albums]]
[[Category:1985 video albums]]
[[Category:EMI Records video albums]]
[[Category:2008 video albums]]
[[Category:1980s live video albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Martin Birch]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo]]

[[pl:Live After Death#Film]]