One Little Victory

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"One Little Victory"
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Single by Rush
from the album Vapor Trails
ReleasedMarch 29, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre Heavy metal
Length5:08
Label Anthem (Canada)
Anthem/Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Rush
Producer(s)
Rush singles chronology
"Resist"
(1997)
"One Little Victory"
(2002)
"Secret Touch"
(2002)
Audio sample
"One Little Victory"

"One Little Victory" is the opening track and first single from Rush's 2002 album Vapor Trails , with music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and lyrics by Neil Peart. The title phrase was inspired by a line from Joni Mitchell's "Sunny Sunday." To herald the band's comeback after a five-year hiatus, the single was designed to grab the attention of listeners with its rapid guitar and drum tempos. [1]

Contents

A remixed version of "One Little Victory" appears on the compilation album Retrospective 3 , which was subsequently included on Vapor Trails Remixed (2013). The song also appears in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 , released in 2002.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."One Little Victory"PeartLee, Lifeson5:08

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References

  1. Vapor Trails news archive "In Their Own Words". 2112.net. Power Windows. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2006.