2112 (song)

"2112"
Song by Rush
from the album 2112
ReleasedMarch 1976[1]
RecordedToronto Sound Studios in Toronto, February 1976
Genre
Length20:33[4]
LabelAnthem (Canada)
Mercury
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Neil Peart
Producer(s)
Music video
"2112" on YouTube
"The Temples of Syrinx"
Single by Rush
from the album 2112
B-side"Making Memories"
ReleasedFebruary 1977 (US)[5]
RecordedToronto Sound Studios in Toronto, February 1976
GenreProgressive rock
Length2:19
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Neil Peart
  • Geddy Lee
  • Alex Lifeson
Rush singles chronology
"The Twilight Zone"
(1976)
"The Temples of Syrinx"
(1977)
"Closer to the Heart"
(1977)
Music video
"2112: The Temples of Syrinx" on YouTube

"2112" (pronounced twenty-one twelve) is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as a 20-minute song on their 1976 album of the same name and is the longest single song by the band. The overture and the first section, "The Temples of Syrinx", were released as a single. The song was adapted into a comic booklet, which used the lyrics of the song as lines for the characters and the narrations from the cover as intros.

  1. ^ Lee, Geddy (2023). My Effin' Life (1st ed.). HarperCollins. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-06-315941-9.
  2. ^ Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). "The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ Freedman, Robert (1 August 2014). Rush: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Excellence. Algora Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 9781628940848. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ Length of actual song, as noted on the CD.
  5. ^ The Great Rock Discography. 1995. ISBN 9780862415419.

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