Natural Science (song)
1980 song by Rush
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"Natural Science" is a suite of three movements ("Tide Pools", "Hyperspace" and "Permanent Waves") by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as the final track on their 1980 album, Permanent Waves.
| "Natural Science" | ||||
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Neil Peart's handwritten lyrics sheet for "Natural Science" | ||||
| Song by Rush | ||||
| from the album Permanent Waves | ||||
| Released | 14 January 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Le Studio (Quebec) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 9:20 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Composers | ||||
| Lyricist | Neil Peart | |||
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| Rush suite chronology | ||||
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Background
Guitarist Alex Lifeson said:
Once we had the guitar track down, we stuck a speaker cabinet outside—this was up at the studio in Morin Heights, Quebec—and we recorded the natural echo off the mountains in combination with the sound of splashing water and Geddy's voice. We didn't use any sort of synthetic echo on the water track.[3]
Parts
| No. | Title | Starts at (approx.) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tide Pools" | 0:00 | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Hyperspace" | 2:19 | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Permanent Waves" | 5:09 | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 9:20 | ||
