Fly by Night (Rush song)

"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. Lee sings the lead vocals and on the song's middle eight, his voice is fed through a Leslie speaker.

"Fly by Night"
Cover of the 1975 Netherlands single
Single by Rush
from the album Fly by Night
B-side"Best I Can"
ReleasedMay 1975 (1975-05)
Genre
Length3:20
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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 May 1975. It marked the first time a single by the band was also released in markets other than the US or Canada.

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."[2]

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

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

References
  1. Martin Popoff (1 June 2004). Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away. ECW Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-77090-141-4. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. Prologue
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