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"Limelight" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. "Limelight" expresses Peart's discomfort with Rush's success and the resulting attention from the public.
It remains Rush's highest-selling album in the United States, with five million copies sold. "Limelight", "Tom Sawyer" and "Vital Signs" were released as singles across 1981, and the instrumental "YYZ" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Rush supported the album on tour from February to July 1981.
The band was recognized for the songs "Limelight", ... The film was also nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 53rd ... Rush's triple-CD live album, ...
Rush is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, released on September 10, 2013. The soundtrack features a musical score composed by Hans Zimmer , plus five classic rock songs by Dave Edmunds , Steve Winwood , Mud , Thin Lizzy , and David Bowie .
Rush is the soundtrack album for the 1991 film of the same name. Written and performed by Eric Clapton , the soundtrack album includes the song " Tears in Heaven ," which won three Grammy awards in 1993.
The studio album Snakes & Arrows is the only one to feature multiple instrumental tracks: "The Main Monkey Business", "Hope", and "Malignant Narcissism". "The Main Monkey Business" clocks in at 6 minutes and 1 second, making it Rush's second longest instrumental, the longest being "La Villa Strangiato".
In 2009, it placed 19th on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Songs of Hard Rock. [3] "Tom Sawyer" was one of five Rush songs inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. [13] The live version of "Tom Sawyer" from Exit...Stage Left peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1981. [14]
In 2006, a DVD version of the original production was released as part of the DVD box set, titled Rush Replay X 3 with its audio re-mastered in 5.1-channel Dolby Surround by Rush guitarist and co-producer Alex Lifeson. In 2007, the DVD version of Exit... Stage Left, as it was included in Rush Replay X 3, was released as a single, stand-alone ...