Afterimage (song)
"Afterimage" | ||||||||||
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Single by Rush | ||||||||||
from the album Grace Under Pressure | ||||||||||
B-side | "The Body Electric" | |||||||||
Released | 1984 | |||||||||
Format | 7" | |||||||||
Recorded | 1984 | |||||||||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||||||||
Length | 5:03 | |||||||||
Label | Mercury Records | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Peter Henderson and Rush | |||||||||
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Afterimage is the second track from Rush's 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. The track was dedicated to Robbie Whelan, a friend of the band who worked as an assistant engineer on some of Rush's earlier albums, most notably Moving Pictures and Signals.[1] [2] The track deals with the loss of a friend and the emotional aftermath that follows.
The single was a Japan-only release.[3] The opening lyric was quoted in the liner notes for Rush's 1998 live release, Different Stages, as a dedication to drummer Neil Peart's daughter and wife, who died in 1997 and 1998, respectively.[4] The memoriam is as follows:
"Suddenly...you were gone...from all the lives you left your mark upon..."
In loving memory of Jackie and Selena
Video
See also
- List of Rush songs
References
- ↑ "Grace Under Pressure". 2112.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Robbie Whelan: Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Different Stages Live". rushisaband.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Different Stages Live:". 2112.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.