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Natural Science (song)

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"Natural Science"
Song by Rush
from the album Permanent Waves
Released14 January 1980[1]
Recorded1979, Le Studio, Quebec
Genre
Length9:20
LabelMercury
Composer(s)Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
Lyricist(s)Neil Peart
Producer(s)Rush and Terry Brown

"Natural Science" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on their 1980 album Permanent Waves, as the final song on it. It is over nine minutes long and is composed of three distinct movements: I) Tide Pools, II) Hyperspace, and III) Permanent Waves.

Background

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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

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Part Title Starting time (*) Length (*)
I Tide Pools 0:00 2:18
II Hyperspace 2:19 2:49
III Permanent Waves 5:09 4:08
Total Running time 9:20

References

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  1. ^ "About Permanent Waves". Rush.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). "The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Natural Science". 5 February 2011.

Further reading

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