Signals (Rush album)

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All lyrics are written by Neil Peart except where noted; all music is composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

Signals
Rush Signals.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1982 (1982-09-09)
RecordedApril – July 15, 1982
Studio Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Genre
Length43:12
Label Anthem
Producer
Rush chronology
Exit... Stage Left
(1981)
Signals
(1982)
Grace Under Pressure
(1984)
Singles from Signals
  1. "New World Man"
    Released: August 1982
  2. "Subdivisions"
    Released: October 1982
  3. "Countdown"
    Released: April 1983
Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Subdivisions" 5:35
2."The Analog Kid" 4:47
3."Chemistry"Lee, Lifeson, Peart4:57
4."Digital Man" 6:23
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Weapon" (Part II of "Fear")6:24
6."New World Man"3:42
7."Losing It"4:53
8."Countdown"5:49

40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023)

No.TitleLength
1."Subdivisions" 
2."Red Barchetta" (Live) 
3."Countdown" 
4."New World Man" 
5."New World Man" 
6."Vital Signs" (Live)
  • "+ Plus"
  • "÷ Divided By"
  • "= [Shape-Shifter]"
  • "− Minus"
  • "× Multiplied By"
"= [Solf-Filter]"
 
7."The Weapon (Single Edit)" 
8."Digital Man" 

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's 1982 liner notes. [13]

Rush
Additional personnel
Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [55] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [57] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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