Iron Lion Zion

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"Iron Lion Zion"
Single by Bob Marley
from the album Songs of Freedom
B-side "Smile Jamaica"
Released 7 September 1992
Format
Recorded April 1973
Genre Reggae
Length 3:21
Label Tuff Gong
Writer(s) Bob Marley
Producer(s)
  • Errol Brown
  • Ingmar Kiang
  • Bob Marley
  • The Wailers
  • Trevor Wyatt
Bob Marley singles chronology
"Buffalo Soldier"
(1983)		 "Iron Lion Zion"
(1992)

"Iron Lion Zion" is a song written and recorded in April 1973[1][2] or 1974[2] by Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley. It was first released posthumously in 7 September 1992 on the Songs of Freedom box set, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. A remixed version was released as a single and later included in 1995 on Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On.

Lyrics

The song's lyrics are directly related to Rastafarian beliefs. Zion is "the promised land", in the song referring to Ethiopia. The lion refers to the Lion of Judah, which appeared on the old royal Ethiopian flag, and represents Haile Selassie I, the former Ethiopian emperor whom Rastafarians regard as their Messiah.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Iron Lion Zion" – 3:21
  2. "Smile Jamaica" (by Bob Marley & The Wailers) – 3:13
CD maxi
  1. "Iron Lion Zion" (7" mix) – 3:21
  2. "Smile Jamaica" (by Bob Marley & The Wailers) – 3:12
  3. "Three Little Birds" (alternative mix) (by Bob Marley & The Wailers) – 2:55
  4. "Iron Lion Zion" (12" mix) – 7:02

Charts

Cover versions and uses

  • Santana's cover of the song was included in 2014 on the album Corazón.
  • The song is played as a post-victory song for the soccer team Real Salt Lake.

References

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  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Iron Lion Zion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bob Marley - Iron Lion Zion search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1992-10-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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