music.wikisort.org - Composition

"Fly by Night" is the title track of Rush's second album. The music was written by bassist Geddy Lee and the lyrics were penned by drummer Neil Peart. Peart wrote this song about his first trip away from home. In 1971, at 18 years old, he left behind his small-town Canadian life and flew to England. This was a major turning point in his life.^{[citation needed]} Lee sings the lead vocals and on the song's middle eight, his voice is fed through a Leslie speaker.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2016)

"Fly by Night"
Cover of the 1975 Netherlands single
Single by Rush
from the album Fly by Night
B-side	"Anthem"
Released	April 1975 (US) [1]
Recorded	December 1974
Studio	Toronto Sound (Toronto)
Genre	Hard rock[2]
Length	3:20
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Geddy Lee Neil Peart
Producer(s)	Rush Terry Brown
Rush singles chronology
"In the Mood" (1974) "Fly by Night" (1975) "Making Memories" (1975)
Music video
"Fly by Night" on YouTube

It was released as a single in April 1975. It marked the first time a single by the band was also released in markets other than the United States or Canada.

Cash Box described it as "a hard-rocking, well-produced cut" that is "very Zeppelinish, with lead guitar and rhythm tracks that could have you evicted."[3]

Peart wrote a prologue that is not in the song: "airport scurry / flurry faces / parade of passers-by / people going many places / with a smile or just a sigh / waiting, waiting, pass the time / another cigarette / get in line, gate thirty-nine / the time is not here yet."[4]

In late 1976, the song was released as a single a second time, in a live medley with "In the Mood" from the band's live album All the World's a Stage. This version became the band's first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100, charting at No. 88.

Personnel

• Geddy Lee – bass, lead vocals
• Alex Lifeson – guitar
• Neil Peart – drums

Use in media

• It was used in the Canadian TV series Degrassi High, in the season two episode "Home, Sweet Home".
• The song was used in TV series Supernatural, in the season-one episode "Wendigo".
• In 2012, it was used in an American TV commercial for the Volkswagen Passat.
• It was one of three Rush songs made available to download for play in Rock Band 3 on December 13, 2011, along with a live version of "The Spirit Of Radio" and the single edit of "Caravan".

See also

• List of Rush songs

References

---