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's 2007 album ''

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''. It clocks in at 6 minutes and 1 second, making it Rush's second longest instrumental, the longest being "

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". Drummer Neil Peart remarked that it took him three days to learn the song.Peart, Neil
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Background

The title of the song comes from a phrase lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee's mother used to describe someone up to no good:

References

2007 songs Rock instrumentals Rush (band) songs Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Alex Lifeson Songs written by Neil Peart Songs written by Geddy Lee {{2000s-song-stub

Background

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