"Tattooed Millionaire" is the first single from

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage ...

's debut solo album, ''

Tattooed Millionaire ''Tattooed Millionaire'' is the first solo album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, released in 1990. The album project began when Dickinson was asked to record a song for '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', and so wrote " ...

''. It was released on 11 April 1990. "Tattooed Millionaire" reached number 18 on the UK charts. The promotional video was directed by Storm Thorgerson. According to ''Ultimate Classic Rock'', the song is about "celebrity tabloid rockers". A 1990 review published in '' The Georgia Straight'', says the song ''takes a not-so-subtle stab at the excesses of the L.A. rock ’n’ roll lifestyle, particularly that led by

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and his Motley gang''. Nikki Sixx has stated that the song is about him, inspired by Dickinson's then-wife cheating on him with Sixx and then Dickinson finding out about it after reading ''

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'', though that is doubtful since "Tattooed Millionaire" was released eleven years before ''The Dirt'' was published.

Track listing

# Tattooed Millionaire – 4:29 # Ballad of Mutt – 3:37 # Winds of Change – 3:23

Personnel

– vocals *

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– guitar *

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– bass * Fabio Del Rio – drums

Chart positions

References

External links

Bruce Dickinson explains what a Tattooed Millionaire is
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