Force Ten (song)
"Force Ten" is a song written, produced and performed by Canadian rock band Rush, released as a promotional single from their album ''Hold Your Fire''.Rush - Force Ten (Vinyl)

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. Accessed from June 21, 2013. It was the last song written for the album. The song has been critically positively received, and peaked at number 3 on the '''' chart.

Writing and composition

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Promotional Single
A promotional recording, or promo, or plug copy, is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as music radio and music television, television stations, and to tastemakers, such as DJs, music journalism, music journalists, and music criticism, critics, in advance of the release of commercial editions, in the hope that airplay, reviews, and other forms of exposure will result and stimulate the public's interest in the commercial release. Promos are often distributed in plain packaging, without the text or artwork that appears on the commercial version. Typically a promo is marked with some variation of the following text: "Licensed for promotional use only. Sale is prohibited." It may also state that the promo is still the property of the distributor and is to be "returned upon demand." However, it is not illegal to sell promotional re ...
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Tom Sawyer (song)
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1981 album '' Moving Pictures'' as its opener. The band's lead singer, bassist, and keyboardist, Geddy Lee, has referred to the track as the band's "defining piece ... from the early '80s". It is one of Rush's best-known songs and a staple of both classic rock radio and Rush's live performances, having been played on every concert tour since its release. Background and recording The song was written by Geddy Lee, drummer Neil Peart, and guitarist Alex Lifeson in collaboration with lyricist Pye Dubois of the band Max Webster, who also co-wrote the Rush songs " Force Ten", "Between Sun and Moon", and "Test for Echo". According to the US radio show ''In the Studio with Redbeard'' (which devoted an episode to the making of ''Moving Pictures''), "Tom Sawyer" came about during a summer rehearsal vacation that Rush spent at Ronnie Hawkins' farm outside Toronto. Peart was presented with a poem by Duboi ...
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Gold (Rush Album)
''Gold'' is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on April 25, 2006. The Gold compilation is a repackaging of the two 1997 Rush compilation albums '' Retrospective I'' and ''Retrospective II'', with the exception of the third track of ''Retrospective I'' "Something for Nothing," which has been removed and replaced by "Working Man" (last track, #14) on the first disc. Track listing All lyrics by Neil Peart unless noted, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson unless noted Disc 1 # "The Spirit of Radio" # " The Trees" # " Freewill" # " Xanadu" # "Bastille Day" # "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" # "Anthem" # "Closer to the Heart" (Lyrics: Peart/Peter Talbot) # " 2112: Overture" # " 2112: The Temples of Syrinx" # "La Villa Strangiato"(Music: Lee/Lifeson/Peart) # " Fly by Night" # "Finding My Way" (Lyrics: Lee) # "Working Man" (Lyrics: Lee) Disc 2 # "The Big Money" # " Red Barchetta" # "Subdivisions" # "Time Stand Still" # "Mystic Rhythms" # "The Analog Kid" # " Di ...
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Greatest Hits 1974-1987
Greatest may refer to: * '' Greatest!'', a 1959 album by Johnny Cash * '' Bee Gees Greatest'', a 1979 album by Bee Gees * ''Greatest'' (The Go-Go's album), 1990 * ''Greatest'' (Duran Duran album), 1998 * Greatest (song), a song by Eminem * "Greatest", a song by NEFFEX See also * Greatness Greatness is a concept of a state of superiority affecting a person or object in a particular place or area. Greatness can also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be better than all others. An example of an expressio ...