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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.
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 .
"Tom Sawyer" is one of the most played songs on classic rock radio in the United States, [10] is the most played Canadian song from before 1988 by Canadian rock radio stations during the Neilson BDS Era (which started in 1995), [11] [failed verification] and is the fifth most downloaded Canadian digital song from the 1980s. [12]
Drummer: John Rutsey; First original song released; B Side of Not Fade Away single; Music: Geddy Lee; Lyrics: John Rutsey; Played by the band as early as 1971. Originally planned for inclusion on Rush's debut album, but scrapped in the end. The song has not been released in any format since the initial 1973 Moon Records release.
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.
Musician John Mayall, often referred to the “godfather of the British blues,” whose bands of the late ’60s and early ‘70s featured some of the most notable rock instrumentalists of the era ...
By this time, Rush's record deal allowed them a CA$250,000 advance on each album and a 16% royalty rate. [51] Permanent Waves (1980) shifted Rush's style of music with the introduction of reggae and new wave elements. [52] Although a hard rock style was still evident, more synthesizers were introduced.