"Mystic Rhythms" | |||||||||||||
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Single by Rush | |||||||||||||
from the album Power Windows | |||||||||||||
B-side | "Middletown Dreams" (USA) "Territories", "Red Sector A"(live) (UK) |
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Released | October 29, 1985 | ||||||||||||
Format | 7", 12" | ||||||||||||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | ||||||||||||
Length | 5:35 | ||||||||||||
Label | Mercury Records | ||||||||||||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee | ||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Peter Collins and Rush | ||||||||||||
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"Mystic Rhythms" is a single featured on the Rush album Power Windows. The single charted at #21 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. The song was featured on several compilation albums and was performed live by the band on their Power Windows, Counterparts and R30 tours, appearing on the live album A Show of Hands and the live DVD R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour. For this song, drummer Neil Peart utilized his electronic drum kit, playing it on the album and in concert during live performances of the track.
It was released as a single in Japan and was used as the opening song of the NBC news program 1986.
The music video for the single was directed by Gerald Casale, who is a member of Devo.