Half the World (Rush song)

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"Half the World"
Single by Rush
from the album Test for Echo
Released1996
Recorded1996
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length3:43
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
Producer(s) Peter Collins, Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Test for Echo"
(1996)
"Half the World"
(1996)
"Driven"
(1997)

"Half the World" is a song and single by progressive rock band Rush from their 1996 album Test for Echo . A music video was made for the song. The song peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Half the World"Neil PeartGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson3:43

Charts

Chart performance for "Half the World"
Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [1] 6

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