"Afterimage" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on their 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,who was killed in an automobile accident in 1983.[1][2] The song deals with the loss of a friend and the emotional aftermath that follows.
"Afterimage" | ||||
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Single by Rush | ||||
from the album Grace Under Pressure | ||||
B-side | "The Body Electric" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 5:03 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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"Afterimage" on YouTube | ||||
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.
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