New World Man
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| “New World Man” | ||||||||||||||
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| Single by Rush from the album Signals |
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| Released | 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:43 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||||||||||||
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New World Man is a track from the 1982 album Signals by Rush. It is 3:43 in length and is a perennial fan favorite. Incidentally, the song was the last and quickest composed song on the album, stemming from a suggestion from then Rush producer Terry Brown. It remains Rush's only American Top 40 hit; it reached #21 on the Billboard singles chart in October 1982, and also reached #42 in the UK; a remixed version released as a double A-side with "Countdown" later reached #36 in the UK in early 1983.
The song involves heavy use of guitar, synthesizer, and bass, especially near the middle section. The song essentially follows a standard verse-chorus-verse-chorus pattern in the absence of a guitar solo.
