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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.
The song has not been released in any format since the initial 1973 Moon Records release. Allegedly only 500 copies of the single were pressed. [7] [8] [10] "Finding My Way" Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey "Need Some Love" Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey "Take a Friend" Rush: 1974 Drummer: John Rutsey "Here Again" Rush: 1974
Rush was a Canadian progressive rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.For the overwhelming majority of its existence, the band consisted of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.
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 performs a short rendition of "Ebb Tide" before "Jacob's Ladder". [8] "Broon's Bane" is a short classical guitar arrangement performed by Lifeson as an extended intro to "The Trees." The song is named after Terry Brown, nicknamed "Broon" by the band. The song is not featured on any other live or studio recording by Rush.
A companion edition of Rush music videos from 1981 to 1987, titled Chronicles: The Video Collection, was also released on VHS and laserdisc on October 23, 1990. [5] The video edition was re-released on a single DVD in 2001, titled Rush Chronicles – The DVD Collection, with two additional video tracks that are hidden Easter eggs.
In Canada in 2023 and 2024, the film was carried on Hollywood Suite under the title, Rush: Time Machine Tour. [7] The album was nominated for a Juno Award in the "Music DVD of the Year" category. [8] On 14 May 2014, the DVD was certified 2× Platinum in the US with 200,000 copies sold. [9]
All the World's a Stage was remastered for vinyl in 2015 by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios as a part of the official "12 Months of Rush" promotion. [6] The high definition master prepared for this release was also made available for purchase in 24-bit/96 kHz and 24-bit/192 kHz formats, at several high-resolution audio online music stores.