In the Mood (Rush song)

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"In the Mood"
Single by Rush
from the album Rush
B-side "What You're Doing"
ReleasedDecember 1974 (US) [1]
Recorded1973
Genre
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s) Geddy Lee
Producer(s) Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Finding My Way"
(1974)		"In the Mood"
(1974)		"Fly by Night"
(1975)

"In the Mood" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1974 self-titled debut album. It was at least two years old when recorded for the album.

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Composition

"In the Mood" is three minutes and 34 seconds long. The song was composed in the key of A major and is in 4/4 time. [2] [3] It is the only song on the album written entirely by Geddy Lee (the music on all other songs is co-written by guitarist Alex Lifeson).

Lee said that this was the first song he wrote with Lifeson that they "kind of liked". [4]

Lifeson said It "was probably at least two years old, if not three, when we recorded the first album". He also said: "Ged came in and said, 'I've got a good idea for a song' and played it from beginning to end". [5]  

The St. Louis classic rock radio station KSHE used to play the song every Friday night at 7:45 because of the song lyrics mentioning "a quarter to eight". [6]

Reception

"In the Mood" was released as a single, reaching No. 31 in Canada [7] Cash Box said that "the Led Zep sound alikes are in strong form with a more innovative ditty than their last disk" and praised the vocals and backing instrumentation. [8]

Record World said that a live medley with "Fly by Night" "puts the emphasis on fuzz toned guitar and histrionic vocals." [9]

Ultimate Classic Rock thought that it was the worst Rush song released and Greg Prato of AllMusic referred to the song as "predictable". [10] [11]

Covers

The song was covered by Canadian band Sloan for the 2002 movie FUBAR. [12]  

Personnel

Charts

Charted version is a medley of "Fly by Night" and "In the Mood" from 1976's live album, All the World's a Stage .

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 88

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References

  1. ↑ "Rush singles".
  2. ↑ "In the Mood". Musicnotes. 7 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "In the Mood by Rush | BPM | Key | Find Song Tempo".
  4. ↑ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ↑ "In the Mood". 30 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rush 1974 debut album | Classic Rock Review". 3 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "RPM: Canadian Music Weekly 1964 to 2000".
  8. ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 14, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  9. ↑ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. December 4, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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  11. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Rush - Rush". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  12. ↑ "FUBAR: The Album – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rush – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.

 

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