"Stick It Out" is a song and single by the band Rush from their 1993 album '' Counterparts''. The song debuted at number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart, becoming the band's only number one debut of their five chart-toppers. The song also reached number one on the '' RPM'' Cancon chart.
music video
was made for the song. It was briefly featured on an episode of '' Beavis and Butt-Head''. "Stick It Out" has been featured live on several of Rush's tours, including the ''Counterparts'', ''Test for Echo'', and Time Machine Tours.

Background

Drummer and lyricist

Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart OC (; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian-American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an ...

said of the song:

It’s just a play on the words, really. "Stick It Out" meaning both a kind of arrogant display, 'stick it out', but also the endurance thing; if you have a difficult thing to endure, stick it out and you get to the end. It was the pun on both of those, really, so again the duality in the song is a bit leaning both ways. The sense of forbearance, of holding back, and also the idea of fortitude: stick it out, you know, survive. But that was more of a piece of fun. That song, I would say, both lyrically and musically, verges on parody, and that was one I think we just had fun with, and lyrically I certainly did, too. 'Stick it out' and 'spit it out' and all that was just a bit of word play.

Lead singer and bassist

Geddy Lee Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968, at the req ...

said:

I love the riff. It’s a great riff song. I love playing it, and it’s a very bass-heavy song, which always makes me happy. Lyrically, it’s kind of so-so. I don’t know. I think the best thing about it is the vibe and that it’s stripped down to a trio, back to doing riff rock.

Track listing

Personnel

– bass guitar, vocals,

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– guitars *

– drums, percussion

References

1993 songs 1993 singles Rush (band) songs Music videos directed by Samuel Bayer Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Songs written by Neil Peart Songs written by Alex Lifeson Songs written by Geddy Lee Atlantic Records singles Grunge songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub

Background

Track listing

Personnel

See also

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